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ik samundar hai
meri tanhaai
a boat it is
the memory of you, if
my loneliness
is an ocean
boat
memory, remember
sea, ocean
solitude, loneliness
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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jo kaam ko
ishq samajhte thay
those are
most fortunate
who saw work
as their love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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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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khushk mausam tha
magar TuuT ke barsaat hui
eyes welled with the
reunion of the loved one
after a long season of drought
the sky broke to rain down
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hum rahen yuun
tishna-lab paigaam ke
while others in the gathering
are kissing their cups of wine
i remain, lips parched,
for news of you
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shama ka jism pighalne
ke baad aayi
this light hasn’t come into
your room all by itself
it has come after burning
the body of a candle
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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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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8 / 25 : Featured
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 (126)
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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 (132)
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kisi rote hue bachche ko
hansaaya jaaye
the mosque is too far from home
maybe we should try this...
why not make
a few crying children smile?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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ye qaafila bhi
naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya
never could the wave of tears
reach the eyes
this caravan too,
got lost in the migration
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agar nahi hain mere ashar
mein maane na sahi
no craving for appreciation
nor a concern for reward
if my words makes no sense
it is what it is
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teri mehfil mein lekin
hum na honge
there will be no shortage
of those that love you
but in your celebration
alas, i won’t be there
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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14 / 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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hum ne tumhaari yaad mein
sab kuchh bhula diya
even by mistake, you did not
ever think of me
but i have forsaken everything
just lost in your thoughts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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mulla, gul-e-urdu ki mehak
aur hi kuchh hai
every flower of indian literature
has a wonderful scent
but the fragrance of urdu, mulla,
is something else
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wahi sab se
dilaawar lag raha tha
the one who first
accepted defeat
now seems to be
the bravest of all
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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jise qareeb se dekha
woh doosra nikla
that which i sought
my entire life
when i saw it up close
turned out to be quite different
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husn khud betaab hai
jalwa dikhaane ke liye
love gets a bad rap needlessly
for the pleasure of watching
though beauty herself is impatient
for her splendor to be seen
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honTon pe latife hain
awaaz mein chaale hain
in this city,
the style of living is so strange
wit and smile on the lips
but sharp edges in the voice
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woh naam loonga toh khushbu
zubaan se aayegi
intoxication comes with
pleasant thoughts narrated well
if i utter her name
fragrance flows off the lips
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wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks,
so much noise
when the heart breaks,
not even a whisper
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kya khabar thi jaate jaate
woh dua de jaayega
how regretful i am
for criticizing him harshly
who knew, that while leaving
he would bless me and go
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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main zakhm zakhm huun
phir bhi gale lagaaun use
she is prickly, prickly
like the branch of a rose
i am wounded, wounded
but yet longing for an embrace
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