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aur waaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat
bhi bahut thi
even they were at the site of execution
who bore witness to the truth
and she too was familiar
with the system of justice
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tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
storms
quest, search
gentle breeze, zephyr
valor, courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (59)
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kisi ko hum na mile
aur hum ko tu na mila
here, no one got
as per their desires
someone didn't get me
and, i didn't get you
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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jahaan se dekha tha
pehli baar aasmaan main ne
jamaal, of all the cities
that city is dear to me
from where i saw the sky
for the first time
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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ye khaaki apni fitrat mein
na noori hai na naari hai
action shapes life
both heaven and hell
this earthly being, in its nature,
is neither of light nor of fire
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tum ne dekha ek nazar se
dil tumhaara ho gaya
though i nurtured for ages
i wasn’t worth much
you gave it just a glance
and it became yours
nurture, bringup
ages, long period
perspective, sight
side
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (114)
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bahut hote hain, yaaro,
chaar din bhi
it is true that life is
just four days long
even these four days, friends,
are too many
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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vo aaj le hi gaya, aur
'zafar' se kuchh na hua
i will not give her my heart,
i kept telling myself
she walked away with it today,
and zafar was helpless
always
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (114)
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aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai
aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin
why draw needless attention to
the joy and elation inspired by wine
that sound is only of the heart breaking
not that of the (wine) goblet breaking
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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rah-ravaan-e-raah-e-manzil
honge shashdar dekhna
the blood of the soles of my feet,
spreads light in all directions
that followers to the destination,
watch them be amazed
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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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phir tasavvur ne liya
us bazm me jaane ka naam
flowers bloomed in sight again
and, again, my heart lit up
when i imagined again
going to the joyful gathering
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azal se zehn-e-insaan
basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi
religion but a fanciful belief
a string of delusions
forever the human mind has been
hostage to a bundle of superstitions
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li ghar mein saans
aur gali tak mehak gayi
has the blooming of love’s flower
ever been discreet?
i smelled the flower at home
and the fragrance filled the streets
Anonymous
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aisi boli wohi bole
jise urdu aaye
when she speaks, from every word
a delightful fragrance
she speaks like those
who know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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gaya waqt phir
haath aata naheen
fun and pleasure
don't show time passing
and the time that's passed
never returns
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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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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is ke mizaaj mein
jidhar aaye udhar rahe
in matters of the heart
i have no say
wherever it wants
it’s inclined to stay
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manzil ke liye do gaam chaloon
aur saamne manzil aa jaye
o passion of the heart, if i so desire
all things would appear before me
if i take two steps to my goal
the goal itself comes to meet me
Anonymous
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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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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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zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai
sang-e-khaara nahin
the spell of the celestial dome
can surely be broken
it is a structure of glass,
not of unbreakable rock
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din bhar ki mashaqqat se
badan TuuT raha hai
o night, take me into your lap
like my mother
the toil and troubles of the day
have broken my body
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lekin ye kya ki chain se
soya na tu na main
in breaking up
neither you nor i did cry
but with peace
neither you nor i can sleep
2011: Pride of Performance
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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