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kuch ummeed-e-javaab
mein guzri
some time in life has gone
in finding the courage to ask
the rest was spent
waiting for an answer
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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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zindagi tu ne to dhoke pe
diya hai dhoka
of death, at least,
i don’t expect this
oh life, you have only
cheated me, again and again
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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woh bola har lamhe mein
muqaddar chippa hai
often, i asked my past
about my fate
it replied that my destiny
is hidden in every moment
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ye woh afsaana hai jo
bekahe mashhoor hota hai
how much ever they hide love
none can really hide it
this is a story, unspoken,
becomes well-known
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raat ke pichle pehar
roz jagati hai hamen
your memory, sometimes as a knock
and sometimes as a whisper
wakes me up
in the wee hour, every night
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aur dil ki dhaDkanon se bhi
ghabra raha huun main
there is this love
who’s street i am going to
and i am terrified
of my own heartbeat
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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teri khaali jagah ko
bhar rahe hain
wandering and romaing
around the entire home
trying to fill
the void you left behind
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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haT kar chale hain
raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum
taking permission to leave
from the heavens above
we parted ways from
the path of the caravan
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10 / 25 : Featured
kise khabar ki junoon bhi hai
saahib-e-idraak
the world always considered
intellect to be the guiding light
who knew that passion
can also inform and enlighten
world, age, days
reason, intellect
understand
beacon, streetlight
street, path
news, awareness
passion, madness
ruler, authority
perception, enlightenment
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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safar safar hai
mera intezaar mat karna
i am leaving with the
intent to return, but
journey is a journey,
don’t wait up for me
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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tum mujhe khwaab mein aa kar
na pareshaan karo
make this journey of separation
of mine a little easier
please do not torment me
by appearing in my dreams
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim
tere afsaane mein tha
after hearing my plight,
stretching and yawning, you said
oh cruel one, what great pain
was there in your story?
plight, condition
tired stretching of limbs
outrage, cruelty, intense
oppressor, tyrant
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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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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isi siyah samundar se
noor niklega
the results of my passion
will surely emerge
glowing light will spring from
the depths of the dark ocean
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naye din ka naya suraj
ufuuq par uTha aata hai
the shivering shadows of
the old year are fading away
the new sun of the new day
is rising over the horizon
shivering
shadows
fold
sun
horizon
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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woh tifl kya girega jo
ghuTnon ke bal chale
only the skilled horsemen
fall in the battlefield
how can a weakling fall
that still crawls on its knees?
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na hoti mohabbat
na hota zuhoor
from gloom, love drew
the radiance of light
without love
there is no sight
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meri takheel ka shaheen
wahaan bhi pahuncha
where the rays of the sun
do not have permission to enter
the falcon of my imagination
has found its way there
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kis kis ko bataaoge ki
ghar kyun nahi jaate
you stand there, silently
in the path
to how many will you explain
why you are not going home?
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain
puraani kitaab ke
pull yourself together
somehow
the pages of the old book
are getting scattered
2008: Kalapi Award
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ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to
ab milne ka gham hoga
in my attempts to gain you
i have lost so much
even if you become mine
i will be sad about it
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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kaash tujh ko bhi
ek jhalak dekhun
for how long will i see you
in dreams and dreams alone
if only i could see you
for real even if for a moment
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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ki ek hi nigaah
ki bas khaak ho gaye
i had gone to complain
about being ignored
with just one glance
i turned into dust
dust, ashes, worthless
neglect
sight, gaze, glance
fault, complaint
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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