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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
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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nakaam-e-mohabbat ka
itna hi fasana
joyless youth,
painless life
for those unsuccessful in love,
this is the only story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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sar itna mat jhukaao ki
dastaar gir pade
what harm is there
in bowing respectfully, but
don’t bend so much
that your hat falls off
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ye kis ne kaha
sang pighalta hi naheen hai
if there is intensity of passion
what is not possible?
who said that
the rock doesn't melt?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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5 / 25 : Featured
kooche ke us ke baashindon ne
sab ko yahin se salaam kiya
which sanctum? what holy direction?
what is sacred? which rituals?
we from the lane of the beloved
greeted everyone from here itself
holy mosque in Mecca
direction of prayer
pilgrimage attire
street
residents, inhabitants
greeting, farewell
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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6 / 25 : Featured
jab unko ye pata chalega
tum federer ko dekha tha
generations to come will
remember you, my fellows
when they come to know
that you have seen federer
generations, ages
memory, remember
contemporaries
address, whereabouts
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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7 / 25 : Featured
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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8 / 25 : Featured
zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke
jhaTka diya ki yuun
when i asked her
from where does the moon rise
she covered her face with curls
and tossed them to say…here
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9 / 25 : Featured
khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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10 / 25 : Featured
main jo urdu mein
wasiyat likhoon, beta padh le
of god, rashid has
just this small prayer
when i write my will in urdu
my son can read it
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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11 / 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 (121)
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12 / 25 : Featured
faaltu aql mujh mein
thi hi naheen
in religious debates
i did not participate
useless smarts
i did not have in me
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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13 / 25 : Featured
kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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14 / 25 : Featured
mujhe khud apni
mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen
your promise of faithfulness
how should i understand it
when i have no faith
in my own love
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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15 / 25 : Featured
ye kisi tarah paDha jaye
na samjha jaye
life is like a little-read letter
of a foreigner, 'ibrat',
however you read it,
you can't make sense of it
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16 / 25 : Featured
gila na kar jo kabhi
tera humnava na hua
my entire life, i struggled
and fought with myself
so, don’t complain that
i couldn’t be there for you
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17 / 25 : Featured
gulaab apni hi khushbu se
darne lagte hain
tormenting often are
the times of youth
the rose starts to fear
its own fragrance
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har baat mein lazzat hai
agar dil mein mazaa ho
loyalty and tyranny,
both are equals in love
when there is joy in the heart
every word is delightful
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19 / 25 : Featured
jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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20 / 25 : Featured
saath abr-e-baharaan ke
woh zulf bhi lehraaye
it's not just the season of flowers
that has intoxicated the crazed
along with the spring clouds
her hair fluttered too
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tum achchha kar naheen sakte
main achchha ho naheen saktaa
the cure for my heartache
oh messiah, is not possible
you can't help me
nor can i get better
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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22 / 25 : Featured
par kya karen ki
dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka
a hundred times, i have
broken free from the bonds of love
but what can i do...
for my heart is freedom's enemy
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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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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naaz uThaane ko
hum rah gaye?
she is friendly
with all others
only i am left
to bear her whims and airs?
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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kahaan gaya mera bachpan
kharaab kar ke mujhe
having made me a captive
of the age of youth
where has my childhood gone
ruining me thus
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