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kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota
those who watch the spectacle
of the storm from the shore
from the shore, will never
understand the storm’s fury
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li ghar mein saans
aur gali tak mehak gayi
has the blooming of love’s flower
ever been discreet?
i smelled the flower at home
and the fragrance filled the streets
Anonymous
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tujh par khulegi
teri zanjeer rafta rafta
you will realize the
prison around you, slowly, slowly
the shackles around your feet
will become apparent, slowly, slowly
shackles, chains
feeling, experience
prison, jail
slowly slowly, gradually
become apparent
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (70)
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is kharaabe mein
koyi mard kahaan
with whom
should i wish to meet
in these wastelands
are there any men left?
desire
meeting, union
ruin, spoilt, waste
man, men
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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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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tera aansu mere
rumaal mein aa jata hai
my eyes are aware
of your weeping
and your tears find
their way into my handkerchief
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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7 / 25 : Featured
aah karta huun to
sayyaad khafa hota hai
if i restrain myself and submit
i suffocate in this cage
if i sigh and complain
my captor becomes irate
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8 / 25 : Featured
kyun tanha se ho gaye hum
tere jaane ke baad
I was living by myself
even earlier
why am I now lonely,
after you left?
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9 / 25 : Featured
aur main saada
use lutf-e-zabaani samjha
she scolded me,
her words sharp with anger
i, in my innocence,
found it delightfully eloquent
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10 / 25 : Featured
jab tum chalo
zameen chale aasmaan chale
when i go, not even my shadow
keeps me company
when you go
the earth follows, the sky follows
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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ab toh akele hi
mehfil sajaaye baithe hain
with memories of my beloved
i wait, watching the street
all alone,
i wait, with my home decorated
Anonymous
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magar ab ye hai kisi maharabaan ke
tapaak ne bhi rula diya
there was a time when even a thousand
arrows in the heart did not cause me grief
but now even the warm handshake
of a friend makes me weep
thousand
sad
yet, but
well-wisher, friend
cordial spontaneity
make me cry
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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13 / 25 : Featured
shabnam ka qatra bhi
jin ko dariyaa lagta hai
imagine for how long
they have been parched
for whom even a dew drop
seems a river
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haT kar chale hain
raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum
taking permission to leave
from the heavens above
we parted ways from
the path of the caravan
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varna ye umr bhar ka safar
raaigaan to hai
call and reach out…maybe
you will get to meet her
else, the life’s journey
would be in vain
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mu-e-aatish deeda hai
halqa meri zanjeer ka
in captivity too, i am ‘ghalib’,
with fire under my feet
i still see the ring of passion
around my shackles
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kal apno ki talaash mein tha
aaj apni talaash mein huun
i was on a journey yesterday
and still am today
yesterday, in search of my dear ones
today, in search of myself
Anonymous
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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yeh kehne mein mujh ko
zamaane lage hain
all i wanted to say was
that i am in love
for me to say this
took a lifetime
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (130)
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ki tere bahr ki maujon
mein izteraab naheen
may god familiarize
you with some storms
the waves of your sea
seem a little too calm
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzre
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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kya sabab hai
aap ghar jaate nahi
saw your photo
in the newspaper
what is the reason
you don’t seem to go home
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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yoon to har mod pe
manzil ka gumaan hota hai
for the seeker
the journey never ends
though at every turn
the delusion of destination
goal, destination
journey, travel
quest, longing
suspicion, doubt
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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woh bola har lamhe mein
muqaddar chippa hai
often, i asked my past
about my fate
it replied that my destiny
is hidden in every moment
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jo hamein zahr pilaate hue
mar jaate hain
i am accused
of killing them
who died
feeding me poison
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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Tal jaayega ye apni balaa
tujh pe Daal kar
in love, don’t mistake your
heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’
it will dump its troubles
on you and flee
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