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dhool chehre pe thi
aur aaina saaf karta raha
all through life, ghalib,
kept making the same mistake
the dust was on my face, but
kept cleaning the mirror
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ghar kahi gum ho gaya
deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan
how many walls have arisen
within a home
the home is now lost somewhere
within these walls and doors
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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nazar na aayega jab
koi bismil-o-qaatil
it is very near, muztar,
that system and order of life
when you will not see
any murderers or victims
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dhaDkne jo suna doon tumko
ghabra hi jaaogi tum
if i were to tell you my wishes
you will surely blush
if i were to listen to my heartbeat
you will surely be scared
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phir baat kehte
luknat aane lagi zabaan mein
at first, there was a
a little fondness between us
and then, i started to stutter
when i spoke to her
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6 / 25 : Featured
sheron ke intekhaab
ne ruswa kiya mujhe
why should my heart’s matters
be open for all to see
my selection of poetry
has disgraced me enough
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7 / 25 : Featured
ilm se shayari
nahi hoti
find a place for pain
in your heart, o poet
no poetry comes
from just knowledge
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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main ne khud ko hi
intekhaab kiya
i was in search
of that someone
finally, i ended up
choosing myself
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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ab kya kahun
jamal-e-rukh-e-fitnagar ko mein
it is a crime if i see
lacking in grace if i don’t
what shall i call this
beautiful, mischievous face
face, direction
crime
ungrateful, impious
mischievous, playful
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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10 / 25 : Featured
koyi bhi rang mayassar na tha
lahu ke siwa
leaving the painting unfinished
(s)he died, ‘zeb’
no color was affordable
other than blood
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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11 / 25 : Featured
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 (61)
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har tabassum ek toofan
har nazar ek inquilaab
youth is an apocalypse
so is youthful vigor
every smile a storm
every glance a revolution
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qissa jo yahaan ka hai
to phir tai bhi yaheen ho
why postpone the verdict
of justice until after death
whatever account is of here
let it be settled right here
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ki lagaaye na lage
aur bujhaaye na bane
we have no power over love,
it is a burning fire, ghalib
lights up without being lit, and
once lit, can’t be extinguished
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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abhi qayaamat ka ik karishma
haya ke daaman mein pal rahaa hai
in the simplicity of your manners
no one can even sense
the miracle of an apocalypse being
nurtured in the lap of your modesty
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agar aasaniyaan hon
zindagi dushwar ho jaaye
i go along laughing and playing
with waves of adversity
if life were to be all easy
how painful it would be
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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raqs karna hai to phir
paon ki zanjeer na dekh
look beyond the prison walls, at the
colors of the garden, the joy of spring
if you wish to dance, don’t look
at the shackles on your feet
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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har sitam ye soch kar
hum seh gaye
perhaps, this is the
last cruelty
thinking so, i endured
every cruelty
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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aisi koi bhi cheez nahin
jis mein tu na ho
flowers, buds, the sun
the twilight, the moon, the galaxy
is there anything at all
in which you are not there
flower
bud, budding flower
sun
glow, twilight
galaxy
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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20 / 25 : Featured
be-mohabbat bewafa
begana-e-ahbab ho
when i told her…
you are unfair, act unfamiliar,
with no love, unfaithful,
a strange friend indeed
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ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki
zaroorat kya hai
as it is, life is
too short for loving
why get upset and
waste it all away
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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hai bazm-e-shauq meri
kaamgaar eid ke din
warmth of a compassionate gaze
is the light of the heart
my assembly of enthusiasm
is fortunate on this day of eid
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ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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aayi hai january
to december chala gaya
a moment of closeness
and then a year of waiting again
january has come
but december has gone
moment, nurture
waiting
closeness, vicinity
years, year
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ke gulzar mein
phool murjha rahe hai
do take the trouble
to smile once
for the flowers
in the garden are wilting
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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