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baat puraani hai
ek yaad puraani hai
in the heart, again
the same pain awakens
an old matter
an old memory
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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pehchaanta naheen hoon abhi
rahbar ko main
i go searching for a short while
with whoever is whizzing past
i am yet to find someone
a guide to show the way
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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jo dosti yahi Thahri
to dushmani kya hai?
under the guise of loyalty
so much cruelty inflicted upon us
if this is friendship
what then is enmity?
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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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ungliyaan figaar apni
khaama khoon-chakaan apna
for how long will i write of my pain
maybe i should go show her
my wounded fingers
and my blood-drenched pen
show
fingers
wounded
quill, writing reed
blood-drenched
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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zid na kar
tu bhi bewafa ho ja
throw away
the dry flowers of memories
don’t be stubborn
you be unfaithful too
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kaash tujh ko bhi
ek jhalak dekhun
for how long can i
only dream and dream
if only i could get
a real glimpse of you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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main jis makaan mein rehta hoon
usko ghar kar de
oh god, make me
a trustworthy person
and the house in which i live
make it my home
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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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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woh ek diya bujhaa to
saikDon diye jala gaya
the wind of tyranny wonders
what vortex it finds itself in
as it snuffs out one lamp
a thousand lamps get lit
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raqs karna hai to phir
paon ki zanjeer na dekh
look beyond the prison walls, at the
colors of the garden, the joy of spring
if you wish to dance, don’t look
at the shackles on your feet
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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chup khaDa hoon bhool kar
raaste mein manzil ka pata
hope the guide doesn’t
turn a robber
as i stand alone in the path
forgetting my destination
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wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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to samundar ki tarah
shor machaata kya hai
your experience so trivial
your existence so shallow
why do you create a furor
like a noisy sea
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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nikal ke hum teri mehfil se
raah bhool gaye
there was a refuge besides you
but i forgot
coming out of your gathering
i lost my way
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zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai
sang-e-khaara nahin
the spell of the celestial dome
can surely be broken
it is a structure of glass,
not of unbreakable rock
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har ek ko hai gumaan ke
mukhaatab hamin rahe
oh god, the miraculous expression
of the beloved's eyes
each one thinks he is
the only one being addressed
god
eyes
friend, beloved
miraculous
expressions, narrations
suspicion, doubt
to address
remain
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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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 (66)
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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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phir baat kehte
luknat aane lagi zabaan mein
at first, there was a
a little fondness between us
and then, i started to stutter
when i spoke to her
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par badi baat pe chup rahna
tumhi se seekha
i figured out myself
to be happy with little things
but to be quiet about big things
i learned from you
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (62)
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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 (121)
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dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe
hum saraab mein
doubt has turned me into
a sea of delusion
thinking it is a river,
i jumped headlong into a mirage
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baaqi umr
izaafi hai
one love
is enough
the rest of life
is just surplus
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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kya kaha main ne
aap kya samjhe
describing my condition
sounds a complaint to you
i say one thing,
you construe something else
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