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ya wo jagah bata de
jahaan par khuda na ho
oh priest, allow me to drink
sitting here in the mosque
or, show me a place
where there is no god
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laa mujhe deejiye
aapke kis kaam ke
kisses of your
rose-hued cheeks
give them to me
for what use are they to you?
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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ki is ke baad ye duniyaa
kahaan se laaunga main
i wish for all decisions
be made right here
for, after this, where will i
find such a world again
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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4 / 25 : Featured
qissa jo yahaan ka hai
to phir tai bhi yaheen ho
why postpone the verdict
of justice until after death
whatever account is of here
let it be settled right here
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5 / 25 : Featured
ye haadsa tha ki main
umr bhar safar mein raha
i knew that those at home
were waiting for me
the misfortune was that i spent
my whole life out traveling
Anonymous
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6 / 25 : Featured
rakh de koyi
paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage
behold the flourish
of my bloom-laden eloquence
when someone
places a goblet of wine before me
mannerism, style
boasting, flowery speech
speech, speaking
cup, measure
wine
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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7 / 25 : Featured
kyun dekhen zindagi ko
kisi ki nazar se hum
all we have
is a viewpoint
why should we see life
from anyone else’s perspective
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)
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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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9 / 25 : Featured
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe
woh dil naheen raha
no longer worthy
of the blessings of love
the heart i was once proud of,
that heart is no more
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10 / 25 : Featured
ye nagar sau martaba
luTa gaya
of this heart’s desolation
what’s there to say
a hundred times has
this city been plundered
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11 / 25 : Featured
na jaane kis gali mein
zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye
let our bright memories
continue to stay with us
as who knows where
life’s evening might fall
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12 / 25 : Featured
juun hi darvaaza khola hai
us ki khushbu aayi hai
after many days
i came to my room
just as i opened the door
fragrance of my beloved came out
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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13 / 25 : Featured
qaafila saath
aur safar tanha
life has transpired
as a lonely vision
moving with the caravan
but traveling alone
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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ishq-o-junoon ki aag
jo dil mein jawaan na ho
the decorations and adornments
of beauty and life are useless
unless the fires of love and passion
are young and burning in the heart
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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15 / 25 : Featured
dhyaan mera
teri nazar par tha
what you said
i didn’t hear
my attention was
on your eyes
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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tab main ne apne dil mein
laakhon khayaal baandhe
when my beloved raised her arms
to gather up her tresses (hair)
i tied up a million desires
in my heart
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beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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har sitam ye soch kar
hum seh gaye
perhaps, this is the
last cruelty
thinking so, i endured
every cruelty
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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19 / 25 : Featured
magar woh shaam
kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi
every evening i waited
for that one evening
but that one evening
did not come on any evening
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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20 / 25 : Featured
vo nasheb-o-faraz
kya jaane
those who choose to
travel on the path of love
what would they know
of ups and downs
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hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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
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aaj tak hosh naheen,
hosh naheen, hosh naheen
once i drank a cup
from those intoxicating eyes
till now, i am not conscious
not conscious, not conscious
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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aap se phir tum hue
phir tu ka unwaan ho gaye
when love grew beyond a point
it erased all formality
addressing as aap became a tum
which affectionately turned into tu
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