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jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi
naam na lo un pyaaron ka
insha, spend the rest of your life
in peace among strangers
the loved ones for whom you
left your town, think not about them
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lekin tere khayaal se
ghafil nahin raha
though i was a prisoner
to the cruelties of daily life
i never lost
the thoughts of you
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3 / 25 : Featured
harfon ki zubaan aur hai
aankhon ki zubaan aur
the eloquence of silence
outweighs any expression
the language of words is one
the language of eyes is something else
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aah karta huun to
sayyaad khafa hota hai
if i restrain myself and submit
i suffocate in this cage
if i sigh and complain
my captor becomes irate
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5 / 25 : Featured
pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe
dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota
it is not worth mentioning
not does it belong anywhere
until it breaks for the sake of love
this heart is of no use anywhere
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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6 / 25 : Featured
kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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7 / 25 : Featured
gham se pathar ho gaya
lekin kabhi roya nahin
i too know of
one such person, ‘muneer’
whom sorrow has turned into a stone
but he never shed a tear
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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8 / 25 : Featured
kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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9 / 25 : Featured
dekh kar tasveer ko
tasveer phir kheenchi to kya
one show draw a portrait
from just one's imagination
if a picture is drawn by
looking at another...what's the point?
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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10 / 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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11 / 25 : Featured
main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein
likhaa kuch bhi naheen
maybe she will break down
seeing my blank letter
in this last message to her
i didn’t write anything
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12 / 25 : Featured
ek rishta jise
ta-umr nibhaaye rakkha
a relationship to which
i could give no name
a relationship that
i upheld for a lifetime
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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13 / 25 : Featured
kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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14 / 25 : Featured
tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai
main intezaar mein huun
what is this intoxication
what is this strange dizziness
you had come and gone
and i am still waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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15 / 25 : Featured
itni galiyan
kyun aati hain
before i reach
my home
why are there
so many lanes and turns
streets
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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16 / 25 : Featured
par itna jaante hain
kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle
where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,
and where is the preacher
i know only this…yesterday,
when i was coming out, he was going in
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17 / 25 : Featured
dil ka kya rang karuun
khoon-e-jigar hote tak
love demands patience
but desire is restless
how shall i color my heart
until it is finally vanquished
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bahut aahista nahin hai
jo bahut tez nahin
the revolution will come soon
don’t be despondent
it doesn’t come too slowly
not does it come too fast
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (62)
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19 / 25 : Featured
is shahr ka har rahne vaala
kyun doosre shahr mein rahta hai
the sadness of the streets asks
the silence of the house says
why do all people of this city
live in some other city
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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20 / 25 : Featured
jise aata hai dil dena
use har kaam aata hai
will bear faith
suffer sorrow, endure slights
he who knows to give his heart
can get anything done
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21 / 25 : Featured
dhoop roke hai
mera chahne wala kaisa
who has provided a shade
for me in this desert
how are my dear ones able to
protect me from this searing heat
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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dil ne kiya qubuul
jab islam husn ka
it cared neither
for the infidel or the believer
when the heart embraced
the religion of beauty
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aap ke saath hi
guzaari hai
after you left,
every hour
i spent
only with you
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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azmat-e-khaak se inkaar
karoge kab tak
for how long will you sing
praises for heavenly gods
for how long will you deny
human greatness
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barq si gir gayi kaam hi kar gayi
aag aisi lagaayi…maza aa gaya
oh my envy-of-the-moon…when our
eyes met the first time…’twas thrilling
lightning came down and did its job
it lit a fire such that…’twas so thrilling
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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