1 / 25 : Featured
ke tujh ko pa ke hamen
phir teri tamanna hai
there are still stages
of closeness left
after attaining you
i still yearn for you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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2 / 25 : Featured
mujhe ek raat nawaaz de
magar is ke baad sahar na ho
sometimes, come to my eyes
without my sight knowing
grant me the favor of one night
that doesn’t have a dawn
dawn
perspective, sight
news, awareness
cherishing, comforting
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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3 / 25 : Featured
leejiye ya deejiye
inkaar rahne deejiye
please stop arguing
about a kiss on the cheek
either i give or you give
but pray do not refuse
kiss
face, cheek
argument, tiff
rejection, refusal
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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4 / 25 : Featured
ishq ki jaye phir samajhiye
zindagi kya cheez hai
how can sane people know
what ecstasy is all about
love and figure out
what life is all about
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5 / 25 : Featured
hamaare paanv kaa kaanta
hamain se niklega
neither our companions nor
our dear friends can help
the thorns in our feet
we got to take them out ourselves
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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6 / 25 : Featured
royenge hum hazaar baar
koyi hamen sataaye kyun
it is a heart, not a stone or a brick
why won’t it be filled with pain
we may weep a thousand times
why should others care or bother
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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7 / 25 : Featured
lekin teri rahmat ki
takheer ko kya kahiye
o god, ‘fani’ is not disappointed
by your show of mercy
but, what to say about
the delay in show of mercy
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)
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8 / 25 : Featured
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 (141)
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9 / 25 : Featured
ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai
haath chhoDen
i am used to solitude
forget about me
here, your home has arrived
please leave my hand
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10 / 25 : Featured
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 (84)
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11 / 25 : Featured
uTho na pahlu se
Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale
you have just arrived
what’s the hurry to leave
don’t get up just yet from my side
stay a while, where are you headed
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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12 / 25 : Featured
ishq bechaara
na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem
intellect is clever
can change into many forms
poor love
not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer
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13 / 25 : Featured
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 (32)
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14 / 25 : Featured
mahsoos ho raha hai
main gharq-e-sharaab hun
the way you threw your
glance at me, you tyrant
makes me feel like i am
drowning in wine
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15 / 25 : Featured
peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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16 / 25 : Featured
ik umr hui din mein
kabhi ghar nahi dekha
if i go at an unexpected time
everyone will be shocked
it has been a lifetime and
i have not seen my home in daylight
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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17 / 25 : Featured
mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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18 / 25 : Featured
aankhon ne meri
meel ka patthar nahi dekha
from the time i started walking
my sights were fixed on the goal
my eyes didn’t notice
the milestones along the way
perspective, sight
stone
goal, destination
mile
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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19 / 25 : Featured
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 (41)
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20 / 25 : Featured
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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21 / 25 : Featured
meri tanhaai ko bas
tera pata yaad aaya
whenever i got respite
from the commotion of this world
my solitude bent
towards memories of you
leisure, freedom
commotion, uproar
solitude, loneliness
address, whereabouts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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22 / 25 : Featured
viraani hoti hai to
hairaani hoti hai
even with a storm of
memories in the heart
when there is loneliness
i am taken by surprise
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23 / 25 : Featured
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 (41)
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24 / 25 : Featured
dard jab
jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye
who will
plead with the healer
when pain
itself is life-giving
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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kaash thoDi si
hum peeye hote
even when we met
a hesitation remained
if only i had been
drinking a little
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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