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kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain
puraani kitaab ke
pull yourself together
somehow
the pages of the old book
are getting scattered
2008: Kalapi Award
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dil se to pooch lijiye
kyun beqaraar hai
with some trick
you explained it to me
but please ask my heart
why it is still restless
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jo dil pe guzarti hai raqam
karte rahenge
we will keep nurturing
the pen and the paper
we will continue to capture
that which flows through our heart
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kuch naadaniyan bhi
kiya karo jawan rehne ke liye
just by coloring your hair
nothing will happen, ghalib
do some crazy stuff
to retain your youth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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mazaa har ek leta hai
mohabbat karta hai kaun
what is urdu
but a courtesan in a brothel
everyone has fun with her
but who loves her really?
love
brothel
prostitute, courtesan
fun, delight
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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dil bahal jaayega
aaina badal kar dekho
changing your face
is quite tough
you heart will be allayed
just change the mirror and see
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hum ne tumhaari yaad mein
sab kuchh bhula diya
even by mistake, you did not
ever think of me
but i have forsaken everything
just lost in your thoughts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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yeh zameen chaand se behtar
nazar aati hai hamen
when life brings me to
your gathering
this earth looks to me
more beautiful than the moon
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us waqt mujhay bhatka dena
jab saamne manzil aa jaaye
oh perfect guide, i am on the
path to the beloved, but please
lead me astray
when the destination is near
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kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai
kahin kuchh kam hai
today, wherever you see
it seems in this world
some are too many
and, some too few
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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pukaar bhi na sake tujhko
tere naam se hum
this state of caution
how calamitous it was
i could not even
call out to you by your name
caution
world, state
catastrophe, apocalypse
call
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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royenge hum hazaar baar
koyi hamen sataaye kyun
it is a heart, not a stone or a brick
why won’t it be filled with pain
we may weep a thousand times
why should others care or bother
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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jis mein ek bhi ghar
nahi mere naam ka
my heart is like
a big, busy city
in which not even
one house is in my name
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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farishta ho to behak jaaye
aadmi kya hai
god help us with
your intoxicating eyes
those than can get angels drunk
what hope does a man have
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baa-wafaa jo aaj hain
kal bewafa ho jaayenge
passion is like the rising sun
and with time, the shade diminishes
those who are loyal today
will become disloyal tomorrow
passion, zeal
shade
unfaithful, disloyal
heat from sun
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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zindagi ko faqat
imtihaan mat samajh
life is beautiful
with melodies and moons
don't think life is just
trials and troubles
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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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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woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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tum acche maseeha ho
shifa kyun nahi dete
the restless have fallen sick
why don’t you offer a medicine
you are such a good healer
why don’t you cure their illness
breathless, lacking energy
medicine, cure
saviour, messiah
healing, cure
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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josh-e-qadah se
bazm charaaghaan kiye huye
it has been a while since
i had my friend as a guest
with the gathering all lit up by
the vigor and zeal of wine
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kuchh lamhe hain jo
dil mein hi reh jaate hain
there are some feelings
that do not find expression
there are some moments
that remain hidden in the heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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mere junoon ne banai hai
tere zulf ki shaam
my enchantment has revealed
the dawn of your face
my madness has created
the dusk of your tresses
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phir aao vaheen langar Daalen
phir aao unhen aabaad karen
in the ocean of the past, often
islands of memories are found
so, come, let’s anchor here
so, come, let’s dwell here
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yahee hai rakht-e-safar
mir-e-karwan ke liye
lofty vision, heart-warming speech
soul on fire
this is all that is needed
of the caravan's leader
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ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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