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shauq-e-talab ne dil ko
sanam-khaana kar diya
my religion is not
one of worshiping idols
my passion for seeking has
turned my heart into a temple
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manzil ka nishaan bhi
usi patthar se mila hai
the stone that
tripped me
the pointer to my destination
i got from the same stone
trip
stone
goal, destination
sign, river, mark
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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jo hamein zahr pilaate hue
mar jaate hain
i am accused
of killing them
who died
feeding me poison
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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aadmi aadmi
akela hai
a crowd is just
a bazaar of solitudes
each person
is all alone
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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bahut aayenge patthar
dekh lena
you made your house
with glass, 'aazar'
just watch...
many stones will come at it
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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mera ilaaj mere charagar
ke paas nain
my beloved is caring
but not discerning
the cure for my ailment
my healer doesn't have
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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tujhe hum wali samajhte
jo na baada-khvaar hota
these mystical discussions
and your unique narration, ghalib,
we would have deemed you a saint
had you not been a drinker
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)
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saare jahaan ka dard
hamaare jigar mein hai
dagger plunges into someone
and i am the one to suffer, ameer
the pain of the whole world
is gathered in my heart
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (150)
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ek hi shakhs tha
jahaan mein kya
why can't i
find peace ever
why, was she the only
person in this whole world?
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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mil gaya
husn-e-bemisaal hamen
looking into the mirror
she said to herself
i have found
an unexampled beauty
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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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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bahut nazdeek hain woh din
ke tum hoge na hum honge
why do you worry about
the tumult in this world, oh akbar,
that day is near when
neither will you nor i am around
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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'jaun' yaaron ke
yaar the hum to
my friends now
don’t even remember me
though ‘juan’ was
a dear friend of theirs
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (150)
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majnoon maraa tha jise
aazaar hai vahee
feeling my pulse
the doctor told me
that which killed Majnu
your ailment is the same
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ek teer mere seene
pe mara, ke hai
when you mentioned Kolkata
oh my dear friend
you shot an arrow
straight into my heart
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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chalegaa paani magar
kinaara naheen chalegaa
since eternity, both have
remained firm in their stances
the water keeps moving, but
the shore stays where it is
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pukaar bhi na sake tujhko
tere naam se hum
this state of caution
how calamitous it was
i could not even
call out to you by your name
caution
world, state
catastrophe, apocalypse
call
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ilm ki inteha hai
khaamoshi
the beginning of knowledge
commotion
the end of knowledge
silence
silence
beginning
commotion, uproar
ending, finale
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)
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saamne aaina
rakh liya kijiye
as you get ready
to criticize others
keep a mirror
handy
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kitne aadaab ke parde
mein hai inkaar ki baat
these manners, these gestures
these beautiful words and promises
how a refusal is hidden
behind these layers of etiquette
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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duuriyaan majbuuriyaan
tanhaaiyaan
life perhaps
is just this
distances, compulsions
loneliness
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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bulbul se ajab kya
jo kare naghma-sarai
when the morning zephyr inspires
the bud to bloom
what wonder if the nightingale
begins to sing
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vo aaye to bhi neend
na aayi tamaam shab
even in union
the fear of separation all night
when my beloved comes
sleep escapes me all night
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varna ye umr bhar ka safar
raaigaan to hai
call and reach out…maybe
you will get to meet her
else, the life’s journey
would be in vain
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