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log kaanTon se

bach ke chalte hain

main ne phoolon se

zakhm khaaye hain

people walk along,

surviving the thorns

but here i am,

wounded by flowers

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kuch sitare mere palkon

pe chamakte hain abhi

kuchh sitare mire seene

mein samaye hue hai abhi

some stars are

twinkling in my eyes

some others are

gathered in my heart

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zaroor teri gali se

guzar hua hoga

ki aaj baad-e-saba

beqarar aayi hai

surely, it must have

passed through your street

for today, the morning zephyr

arrived here a bit restless

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ham ne to dareechon pe

saja rakkhe hain parde

baahar hai qayaamat ka

jo manzar to hamen kya

i have decorated my windows

with curtains

the sights of apocalypse outside

how do they matter to me?

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kyun kar na lutf

baada-kashi ka ho aab mein

baarish mein jo huroof hain

woh hain sharaab mein

why shouldn't the pleasure

of wine also exist in water?

the expressive intoxication of rain

is also found in wine

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nazaakat us gul-e-raa’naa ki

dekhiyo insha

naseem-e-subh jo chhu jaaye

rang ho maila

you should see, insha,

the lovely flower's daintiness

her complexion gets tarnished

by the whiff of the morning breeze

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fareb-e-nazar hai

sukoon-o-sabaat

taDapta hai

har zarra-e-kayenaat

this peace and permanence

are but a deception and illusion

every atom of the universe

is endlessly pulsating (for change)

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pa ke ik tera tabassum

muskuraayi kayenaat

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

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aane waale sadiyan

tumko yaad karenge, humasron

jab unko ye pata chalega

tum federer ko dekha tha

generations to come will

remember you, my contemporaries

when they come to know

that you have seen federer

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sada ek hi rukh

nahi naav chalti

chalo tum udhar ko

hava ho jidhar ki

the boat doesn’t travel

in one direction always

let’s sail wherever

the wind takes us

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jabr-e-maahaul ki zulmat

mein bhi ehsaas mera

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

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shadeed dhoop mein

saare darakht sookh gaye

bas ek dua ka shajar tha

jo besamar na hua

in the intense heat

all the trees dried up

only the tree of prayer remained

never failing to bear fruit

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raat din gardish mein hain

saath aasmaan

ho rahega kuchh na kuchh

ghabrayen kya

day and night the seven skies

keep rotating and revolving

something or else keeps happening

why be so panicked

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bazeecha-e-atfal hai

duniya mere aage

hota hai shab-o-roz

tamaasha mere aage

a play of children

this world before me

a spectacle unfolds

every day and night before me

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dareecha baaz hai yaadon ka

aur main

hawa sunta huun

peDon ki zubaan se

the window of my memories

is wide open

i hear the breeze through

the language of the trees

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suni hikayat-e-hasti

to darmiyan se suni

na ibtida ki khabar hai

na inteha maaloom

heard the story of life

but from the middle

don’t know how it started

nor know where it will end

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daaem aabaad

rahegi duniya

hum na honge

koyi hum sa hoga

the world will

continue to flourish forever

even if i am not there

someone like me will

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muddaton mein aaj

dil ne faisla aakhir diya

khoobsoorat hi sahi

lekin ye duniya jhooT hai

after ages, my heart, finally,

has given out this judgment

it is a beautiful world, no doubt,

but, it is a lie

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nikhat wahi suroor wahi

dil-kashi wahi

aamad ye aap ki hai

ke jhonka bahaar ka

the same fragrance, same delight

the same charm and allure

was it your arrival or that of

the gentle breeze of spring

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jab ghunche ko washud hui

tahreek saba se

bulbul se ajab kya

jo kare naghma-sarai

when the morning breeze inspires

the bud to bloom

what wonder is it that the

nightingale begins to sing

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duniya jise kahte hain

jaadu ka khilona hai

mil jaaye toh miTTi hain

kho jaaye toh sona hai

that which is called life

is but a bizarre toy

what we get is dirt

what we lose is gold

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haasil-e-kun hai

yeh jahaan-e-kharaab

yeh hi mumkin tha

itni ujlat me

the result of creation

is this ruined world

this was all that was possible

in such haste

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yahaan har shakhs har pal

hadsa hone se darta hai

khilona hai jo miTTi ka

fana hone se darta hai

everyone here is always

fearful of a calamity happenin

all of them toys...always

fearful of becoming dirt

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azal se qaaem hain

donon apni zidon pe 'mohsin'

chalegaa paani magar

kinaara naheen chalegaa

since eternity, both have

remained firm in their stances

the water keeps moving, but

the shore stays where it is

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jise ishrat-kada-e-dahr

samajhta tha main

aakhir-e-kaar vo

ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla

that which i thought was

the pleasure house of the world

at the end, turned out to be

a troubled dream

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jin aankhon se

mujhe tum dekhte ho

mein un aankhon se

duniya dekhta hoon

those eyes through

which you see me

through those eyes

i see the world

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kis zaalim ne

par peDon ke kaaT diye

aag ugalti dhoop mein

saaya kahin naheen

which cruel one has cut

the wings of the trees

in this spewing, scorching heat

there is no shade anywhere

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ghalib chhuTi sharaab

par ab bhi kabhi kabhi

peeta hoon

roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein

ghalib has given up drinking

but, still, once in a while

i enjoy a drink

on cloudy days and moon-filled nights

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is seena-e-veeraan mein

khilaaye na kabhi phool

kyon baagh pe itraati rahi

baad-e-saba hai

in this desolate heart

having never bloomed any flowers

why does the fragrant morning breeze

show off in the garden?

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jab main chalun to

saaya bhi apna na saath de

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

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bahut dinon se koi

hadsa nahi guzra

kahin zamaane ko

ham yaad phir na aa jaayen

it has been many days

since a mishap has occurred

hope life does not

not think of me anytime soon

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chaand bhi hairaan

dariya bhi pareshaani mein hai

aks kis ka hai ki

itni raushni paani mein hai

the moon is agitated

the river is troubled too

whose reflection is this

that the waters are filled with light

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woh chaand keh ke gaya tha

ki aaj niklegaa

to intezaar mein baiTha

huaa huun shaam se main

that moon told me this and left

that she will come out today

i am here all evening

waiting in anticipation

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bahaaron ki nazar mein

phool aur kaante barabar

mohabbat kya karenge

dost dushman dekhne waale

in the eyes of nature

flowers and thorns are the same

how can one ever love, thinking

in terms of friends and foes

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kaun Doobega

kise paar utarna hai, 'zafar'

faisla waqt ke dariya mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

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kinaare hi se toofan ka

tamaasha dekhne wale

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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sooraj hun zindagi ki

ramaq chhoD jaaunga

main Doob bhi gaya to

shafaq chhoD jaaunga

i am the sun of life,

will leave warmth behind

even if i sink

i will leave a glow behind

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burii sarisht na badli

jagah badalne se

chaman mein aa ke bhi

kaanTa gulaab ho na saka

bad nature doesn't get better

by changing location

even by entering the garden

the thorn couldn't turn into a flower

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jaise sahraaon mein

haule se chale baad-e-nasim

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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band ho jaata hai kuuze mein

kabhi dariya bhi

aur kabhi qatra samundar mein

badal jaata hai

even a river can get

trapped and confined in a jar

and, a drop of water can get

transformed when part of an ocean

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itni shiddat se maine tumhe

paane ki koshish ki hai

ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse

milaane ki saazish ki hai

with so much dedication

did i strive and struggle to win you

that every atom of the universe

conspired to help me achieve it

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lutf-e-shab-e-mah, ai dil

us dam mujhe haasil ho

ek chaand baghal mein ho

ek chaand muqaabil ho

o heart, may i capture and relish

that moon-filled night for a moment

a moon with me

and another in front

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in aankhon ne kya kya tamasha

na dekha

haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha

na dekha

what all fantasies have

these eyes seen

but the reality to be seen in front

that they couldn’t see

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bacha liya mujhe

toofan ki mauj ne warna

kinaare waale

safina mera Dubo dete

the waves of the storm

saved me, else

those on the shore

would have sunk my boat

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