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kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim
tere afsaane mein tha
after hearing my plight,
stretching and yawning, you said
oh cruel one, what great pain
was there in your story?
plight, condition
tired stretching of limbs
outrage, cruelty, intense
oppressor, tyrant
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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na kuchh marne ka gham hota
na jeene ka maza hota
if one is not familiar
with the pain of love
he feels neither sadness of death
nor joy of life
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3 / 25 : Featured
kitna aasaan tha
ilaaj mera
if only they had asked
how i am doing
how easy would
my cure have been
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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4 / 25 : Featured
baa-wafaa jo aaj hain
kal bewafa ho jaayenge
passion is like the rising sun
and with time, the shade diminishes
those who are loyal today
will become disloyal tomorrow
passion, zeal
shade
unfaithful, disloyal
heat from sun
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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5 / 25 : Featured
ki aaj baad-e-saba
beqaraar aayi hai
surely, it must have
passed through your street
for today, the morning zephyr
arrived here a bit restless
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6 / 25 : Featured
koyi tum se bhi
haseen kya hoga
with what hope
can i look at anyone else
who can be
more beautiful than you
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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7 / 25 : Featured
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 (84)
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8 / 25 : Featured
kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain
puraani kitaab ke
pull yourself together
somehow
the pages of the old book
are getting scattered
2008: Kalapi Award
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9 / 25 : Featured
ek se apne dil ko
thaam liya
with one hand
she lifted her veil
with the other
i held my heart
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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10 / 25 : Featured
lekin ek safar par ai dil
ab jaana to hoga
i too feel frightened
by the lonely quietness of the path
but my heart is set on this journey
i have no choice but to go
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11 / 25 : Featured
vagarna sher mera kya hai
shaayari kya hai
my ecstastic wanderings
brought joy to the world
if not, what is my poem,
of what worth is my poetry
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12 / 25 : Featured
beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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13 / 25 : Featured
jo aashna-e-lazzat-e-
dard-e-nihaan nahin
like birds, they
make noise, night and day
those who are not familiar
with the sweet pangs of separation
nightingale
pleasure, joy, delight
make noise
familiar, friend, beloved
separation, hidden, secret
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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14 / 25 : Featured
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 (139)
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15 / 25 : Featured
aur jin ko samajhte the apna
vo aur kisi ke ho baiThe
moved my faith from god to my beloved
and in love i lost everything
but, who i thought would be mine
ended up being someone else’s
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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16 / 25 : Featured
jaise beemar ko
be-wajh qaraar aa jaaye
like the gentle breeze
flowing through the deserts
like how the sick
unexpectedly get relief
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17 / 25 : Featured
magar ab ye hai kisi maharabaan ke
tapaak ne bhi rula diya
there was a time when even a thousand
arrows in the heart did not cause me grief
but now even the warm handshake
of a friend makes me weep
thousand
sad
yet, but
well-wisher, friend
cordial spontaneity
make me cry
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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18 / 25 : Featured
mohabbat jis se ho
bas wo haseen hai
don’t look to me
for praise of beauty
whoever i am in love with
my beloved is beautiful
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19 / 25 : Featured
nakaam-e-mohabbat ka
itna hi fasaana
joyless youth,
painless life
for those unsuccessful in love,
this is the only story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (139)
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20 / 25 : Featured
bahte dariyaa to chalenge
isi raftaar ke saath
if you have the courage
unfurl the sails of your boat
the flowing river
will continue at its own pace
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21 / 25 : Featured
sehlu toh qayaamat hai
kehdu toh bhagaawat hai
the bandit is my guide
the judge is my assassin
if i endure, calamity
if i speak out, mutiny
Anonymous
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22 / 25 : Featured
kitna khaamosh hoon
main andar se
i keep talking
constantly
but how silent
i am within
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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23 / 25 : Featured
khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (130)
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24 / 25 : Featured
insaan ke sach jhoot
ki pehchaan hain aankhen
no matter what the lips say
the reality is not revealed
the eyes are the real markers
of truth and lies
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kal phir mashhoor ho jaaun toh
koyi rishta nikaal lena
i am an unknown today
so keep some distance
tomorrow when i become famous
you can find a relationship with me
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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