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use kuchh zakhm kya
dikhla diye hain
he considers himself
a savior
just because some wounds
were shown to him
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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hum mulaazim hain
is idaara mein
what else can i say
about the heart
i am just an employee
in this organization
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (67)
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muskuraa dete hain bachche
aur mar jaata huun main
at the end of the day
when i return home, empty-handed
my kids make me smile
and i die a little inside
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ki aaj baad-e-saba
beqaraar aayi hai
surely, it must have
passed through your street
for today, the morning zephyr
arrived here a bit restless
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maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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6 / 25 : Featured
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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7 / 25 : Featured
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
coursing through the heart
but more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
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8 / 25 : Featured
is takalluf se karam ho to
sitam hota hai
this inquiry of my condition
is so that i can’t say anything
kindness with such formality
becomes cruelty indeed
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9 / 25 : Featured
wo shakhs aa ke
mere shahr se chala bhi gaya
i kept picking flowers
and i didn’t even know
my beloved visited the city
and left too
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)
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10 / 25 : Featured
mera jaam chuune waale
tera haath jal na jaaye
my tears are in here too
may my wine not boil over
those who touch my goblet
may your hand not burn
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woh zindagi hai jo
kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre
the company of flowers
is indeed beautiful
but that is life which
happens amid thorns
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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sambhalne mein
pareshani bahut hai
drunkenness is not
in my nature, but
practicing moderation
is quite difficult
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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deepavali se aaj
zameen aasmaan hai
streets are alive with joy
houses shining with lamps
deepavali has transformed
the earth into heaven
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (76)
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jhoom uTTha vo bhi
dil jeene jo bezaar tha
just one smile from you…
the whole world rejoiced
those hearts, weary of living,
sprung to life to celebrate
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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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 (149)
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hota kuch agar hosh to
maikhaane na jaate
the foolish preacher
invites me into the mosque
if i have any sense, won’t i
find my way to the taverns?
Anonymous
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main hoon dard-e-ishq se jaan-ba-lab
mujhe zindagi ki dua na de
my companion, my mate
don’t cheat me by being my friend
on the verge of death with pain of love
don’t bless me with any more life
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
fellow songster
fellow traveler
cheat, trick, deceit
brink of death
blessing, prayer
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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jaise beemar ko
be-wajh qaraar aa jaaye
like the gentle breeze
flowing through the deserts
like how the sick
unexpectedly get relief
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kis barhaman ne kaha tha
ki ye saal achchha hai
days and nights have not changed
nor is the condition any good
which brahmin foretold
this is a good year
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20 / 25 : Featured
us ne sadiyon
tumhen socha hoga
whichever artist created
the masterpiece that’s you
(s)he must have
thought of it for ages
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)
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kitna aasaan tha
ilaaj mera
if only they had asked
how i am doing
how easy would
my cure have been
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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mutrib, rubaab uTha ki
tabiiyat udaas hai
o saaqi, please bring some wine
the mood is melancholic
o musician, pick up the rubaab
the mood is melancholic
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dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'
yeh khayaal achchha hai
i do understand
the truth about heaven, but
to keep my heart happy, ghalib
it is a comforting thought
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (76)
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bemohabbat
khuda nahin milta
keep your worship to yourself,
o priest
without love,
god can’t be got
worship
priest, pious person
without love
god
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (76)
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ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko
zinda chhoD dete hain?
the weak and the oppressed
are left to shiver and suffer
what kind of city is this
that lets the tyrants flourish?
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