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vo kya karen jo tum se
khafa ho nahin sakte
please, at least tell us this
before you get angry
what do those people do
who can't get angry with you?
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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muaaf kar ke mujhe
inteqaam us ne liya
i had fallen wounded
when he picked and held me
forgiving me
he took his revenge
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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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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4 / 25 : Featured
Daaka to naheen maara
chori to naheen ki hai
why such clamor
just because i drank some
i haven't assaulted anybody
nor stolen from anyone
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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5 / 25 : Featured
muddaa hum ko
inteqaam se hai
wish you find someone
just like yourself
what matters to me
is just revenge
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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6 / 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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7 / 25 : Featured
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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8 / 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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9 / 25 : Featured
TooT gayi duniya meri
main ni darda jaavan
i embrace all the pain
i dance with the sorrow
my world has broken
i am not afraid
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10 / 25 : Featured
kooche ke us ke baashindon ne
sab ko yahin se salaam kiya
which sanctum? what holy direction?
what is sacred? which rituals?
we from the lane of the beloved
greeted everyone from here itself
holy mosque in Mecca
direction of prayer
pilgrimage attire
street
residents, inhabitants
greeting, farewell
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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11 / 25 : Featured
tum acche maseeha ho
shifa kyun nahi dete
the restless have fallen sick
why don’t you offer a medicine
you are such a good healer
why don’t you cure their illness
breathless, lacking energy
medicine, cure
saviour, messiah
healing, cure
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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12 / 25 : Featured
doosra naam hai
meri shab-e-tanhaai ka
what does anyone know
about the day of apocalypse
it is another name for
my night of loneliness
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13 / 25 : Featured
woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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14 / 25 : Featured
husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne
deewaana kar diya
it made me indifferent
to every thought of the world
beauty of the thoughts of my beloved
has driven me crazy indeed
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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15 / 25 : Featured
wo lab-e-ney
nawaaz kya jaane
that passes through
the heart of the flute
what do the lips
the caress it know?
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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16 / 25 : Featured
kahin se tum bayaan karte
kahin se hum bayaan karte
it is such a delight
reliving stories of the past
you narrate from one end
and i from the other
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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17 / 25 : Featured
tujh se milne ki
aarzoo hai wahi
i have met you
a hundred times, however…
the desire to meet you
remains just as ever
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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18 / 25 : Featured
jinhen bhoolne mein
zamaane lage hain
i once again started
remembering that
which has taken me
a lifetime to forget
Anonymous
memory, remember
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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19 / 25 : Featured
qasam khuda ki ye
tauheen hai javaani ki
seeking to be virtuous
while young
by god, it's an
insult to youth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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20 / 25 : Featured
main fed up ho gaiyaan mundeya
sun sun ke tere dukhde ve
you’re just a country bumpkin
and i am lovely like katrina
i am fed up, you fellow,
listening to your sob stories
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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21 / 25 : Featured
asir hone ki
aazaad aarzoo karte
should they see the world of
shackles of your tresses
even free men would
desire to be held hostage
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22 / 25 : Featured
ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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23 / 25 : Featured
ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi
humsafar ho jaayenge
in the desert of loneliness
learn the art of living
these broken doors and windows
will become your companions too
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dil bahal jaayega
aaina badal kar dekho
changing your face
is quite tough
you heart will be allayed
just change the mirror and see
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chaahat ki is had par, yaarab,
hum to deewaane lagte hain
why do new acquaintances
seem like old friends to us
affection to this extent, oh god,
makes us look a little mad
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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