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lifaafe mein
kuchh raushni bhej de
it is dark here…
how will i read your letter?
do send some light
with the envelope
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mere pate se khalaq ko
kyon tera ghar mile?
please don’t bury me
in your lane after my murder
why should people find your house
while looking for me
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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karu kaise mohabbat?
mujhe urdu nahi aati
no elegance in my words
as i don’t know urdu
how do i love?
if i don’t know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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de aur dil un ko
jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur
oh god, she doesn’t understand me
nor will she ever
either give her another heart
or give me more eloquence
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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kahiye jalti rahe ya
shama bujhaa di jaaye
you have come and the
house is filled with light
tell me, should i keep them lit
or turn these lamps off
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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ilmi mubaahise ho
zara paas aa ke leT
i am a graduate
you are one too
let our intellects debate
come, lie down next to me
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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sach puucho to 'zeb'
tabeeyat Theek naheen hoti
to pacify the heart
i try and speak smilingly, but
to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,
`don’t feel any better within
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzre
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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karen to hum bhi magar
kis khuda ki baat karen
each era brought in
a new religion, a new god
if we were to chat
about which god shall we talk?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)
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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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har baras ke hon
din pachaas hazaar
may you stay well
for a thousand years
may each of those years
have fifty thousand days
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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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 (123)
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13 / 25 : Featured
baaqi umr
izaafi hai
one love
is enough
the rest of life
is just surplus
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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zindagi ko faqat
imtihaan mat samajh
life is beautiful
with melodies and moons
don't think life is just
trials and troubles
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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us ko bhi bhoolna
accha laga pahle pahle
initially, the heart too did not know
the ways and methods of grief
initially, it felt good
for it to overlook, forget
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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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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bulandiyon pe Teherna
kamaal hota hai
there is nothing great
in reaching the heights
but staying there…
yes, that’s remarkable
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (39)
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us waqt mujhay bhatka dena
jab saamne manzil aa jaaye
oh perfect guide, i am on the
path to the beloved, but please
lead me astray
when the destination is near
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main jis makaan mein rehta hoon
usko ghar kar de
oh god, make me
a trustworthy person
and the house in which i live
make it my home
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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tum apne shikasta
dar-o-deewaar to dekho
why are you seeking
the blessings of rains
first pay attention to your
broken doors and walls
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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aaina seekh na jaaye
kaheen hairat meri
i am, in isolation,
a spectator of your beauty
may the mirror not learn
of my awe and wonder
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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kaise hote hain wo khat
jin ke jawaab aate hain
oh messenger, please tell me
for you must have seen
what kind of a letter
gets a reply from her
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (123)
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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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kahin zameen
kahin aasmaan nahi milta
nobody ever
gets the entire world
sometimes the earth
sometimes the sky…you don’t get
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)
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