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phir tasavvur ne liya
us bazm me jaane ka naam
flowers bloomed in sight again
and, again, my heart lit up
when i imagined again
going to the joyful gathering
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use kuchh zakhm kya
dikhla diye hain
he considers himself
a savior
just because some wounds
were shown to him
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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aur raasthe bhi
badalta hai to bas
we stay the same
we stay the same
and our paths too
what changes is this
Anonymous
relationships
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koyi hans de to
mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai
maybe this too is
a shade of my deprivation
that if anyone smiles
it seems to me like love
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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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faaltu aql mujh mein
thi hi naheen
in religious debates
i did not participate
useless smarts
i did not have in me
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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jab unko ye pata chalega
tum federer ko dekha tha
generations to come will
remember you, my fellows
when they come to know
that you have seen federer
generations, ages
memory, remember
contemporaries
address, whereabouts
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (51)
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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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kyun dekhen zindagi ko
kisi ki nazar se hum
all we have
is a viewpoint
why should we see life
from anyone else’s perspective
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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10 / 25 : Featured
zanjeer mere paa-e-junoon mein
hazaar Daal
i will fly away in spring
like the fragrance of flowers
even if you fetter my feet of passion
with a thousand chains
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mere bachche mujhe
buDha nahi hone dete
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (146)
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kise khabar ki junoon bhi hai
saahib-e-idraak
the world always considered
intellect to be the guiding light
who knew that passion
can also inform and enlighten
world, age, days
reason, intellect
understand
beacon, streetlight
street, path
news, awareness
passion, madness
ruler, authority
perception, enlightenment
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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13 / 25 : Featured
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 (55)
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agar aur jeete rehte
yahi intezaar hota
it wasn’t in my fate
to be with my beloved
had i lived longer, i would
only have waited in vain
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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jise qareeb se dekha
woh doosra nikla
that which i sought
my entire life
when i saw it up close
turned out to be quite different
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jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar
mein aawe
in the gathering where you come
speaking with grace
life takes form
and appears all around
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milengi khamiyaan apne hi
shah-kaaron mein
if i would see myself
through the eyes of others
i’d surely see the flaws indeed
in my own reasons and actions
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (146)
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aaj phir
yaad-e-yaar le Doobi
every shred of advice
you gave, o preacher
again today, got drowned
by the memory of my beloved
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wo jo ek teri taraf se tha
ishaara na raha
even now, the same sorrow
the same deprivation
the signs from you
are no more
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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khuda ki rahmat hai
khuda ki inaayat hai
this tiny life
this hint of a smile
is god's mercy
and the gift of providence
Anonymous
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ki tere bahr ki maujon
mein izteraab naheen
may god familiarize
you with some storms
the waves of your sea
seem a little too calm
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saath hi daant ke neeche
koi kankar aaya
a morsel
that we obtained with ease
we also found a stone
under our teeth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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rind ka saaqi ka mae ka
khum ka paemaane ka naam
may god (or critics) be blessed
it is because of them
the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine
cask and goblet have gained fame
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dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks,
so much noise
when the heart breaks,
not even a whisper
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toofan se laDne mein
mazaa aur hi kuchh hai
who will refuse
the comfort of a safe shore
but the joy of fighting a storm
is something else
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