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jis ko ho deen-o-dil azeez
us ki gali mein jaaye kyun
yes, she is not a believer
yes, she is unfaithful too
if you so value faith and heart
then why keep going to her street
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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bulandiyon pe teherna
kamaal hota hai
there is nothing great
in reaching the heights
but staying there…
yes, that’s remarkable
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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dekhna hai zor kitna
baazu-e-qaatil mein hai
the desire to sacrifice
is raging in my heart
we shall see how much power
there is the assassin's arms
self-sacrifice
wish, desire
heart
power, control
arms / protection
murderer, assassin
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)
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zindagi kya hai
kitabon ko haTa kar dekho
get out into the sun
take a bath in the clouds
figure out life
by first closing the book
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vo nasheb-o-faraz
kya jaane
those who choose to
travel on the path of love
what would they know
of ups and downs
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mohabbat jis se ho
bas wo haseen hai
don’t look to me
for praise of beauty
whoever i am in love with
my beloved is beautiful
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8 / 25 : Featured
ise jeetna hai to
haare chala ja
this gamble is
the gamble of love, o fool
to win this game…
keep going even if losing
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charaagh-e-raah hai
manzil naheen
go past the intellect
for this light
is but an illumination of the path
not the destination
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par diwali bhi ajab
pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai
in dussehra too
there is joy and beauty, nazir
but diwali is
uniquely and purely joyous
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)
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koyi tum se bhi
haseen kya hoga
with what hope
can i look at anyone else
who can be
more beautiful than you
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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log aise hi adaaon pe
fida hote hain
don’t flash your smiles
at all these men, miss
they fall so easily
for your mannerisms
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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hamaare jaib ko ab
haajat-e-rafu kya hai
my bloodied clothes are
sticking to my body
what is the point of
mending a tear in my pocket
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to bole nikalte na dekha
janaaza kisi ka
when i said
i die for her
she said…i haven’t seen
any funeral procession pass through
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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aye jaan yahi hai
maah-e-shawwal hamara
when you signaled your affection,
it has become eid for me
my love, this is
the joyous month for me
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saamne aaina
rakh liya kijiye
as you get ready
to criticize others
keep a mirror
handy
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi
mohabbat ke siwa yaad
i remember not the world’s cruelty
nor my own faithful toiling
i don’t now remember anything
but my love
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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aur woh samjhe nahin
ye khaamoshi kya cheez hai
i couldn’t get the words out,
telling her of my heart’s state
nor could she understand
what my silence meant
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)
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dard jab
jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye
who will
plead with the healer
when pain
itself is life-giving
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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aisi boli wohi bole
jise urdu aaye
when she speaks, from every word
a delightful fragrance
she speaks like those
who know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)
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wo jo ek teri taraf se tha
ishaara na raha
even now, the same sorrow
the same deprivation
the signs from you
are no more
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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vagarna sher mera kya hai
shaayari kya hai
my ecstastic wanderings
brought joy to the world
if not, what is my poem,
of what worth is my poetry
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wo log kaise sanwar jayen
jo tabaah nahin
from every night
a day dawns
how will they ever improve
who have not been destroyed
side
night
correct, reform, rectify
wasted, ruined
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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hum ne pal bhar mein
naseebon ko badalte dekha
those enthroned in the morn
were declared criminals by dusk
we have, in a blink,
seen fortunes reversed
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