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jab tum chalo
zameen chale aasmaan chale
when i go, not even my shadow
keeps me company
when you go
the earth follows, the sky follows
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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tum ne dekha ek nazar se
dil tumhaara ho gaya
though i nurtured for ages
i wasn’t worth much
you gave it just a glance
and it became yours
nurture, bringup
ages, long period
perspective, sight
side
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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log samjhe ki
mar gaye hain ham
it is by first diving in and drowning
that i was able to cross the river
and here people are thinking
i was dead
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke
jhaTka diya ki yuun
when i asked her
from where does the moon rise
she covered her face with curls
and tossed them to say…here
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5 / 25 : Featured
dil ka kya rang karuun
khoon-e-jigar hote tak
love demands patience
but desire is restless
how shall i color my heart
until it is finally vanquished
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us ka payaam dil ke siva
kaun laa sake
oh messenger, this is not your job
please be on your way
the message for her
who can deliver but my heart
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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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8 / 25 : Featured
ek tera husn
ek mera ye ishq
both are essential
and both everlasting
one, your beauty
and this love of mine
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necessary
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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tum maseeha naheen hote ho to
qaatil ho jaao
be mine and be present
in some way
if not as my savior
at least as my assassin
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10 / 25 : Featured
kuch ummeed-e-javaab
mein guzri
some time in life has gone
in finding the courage to ask
the rest was spent
waiting for an answer
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mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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bas ho chuki namaaz
musalla uThaayiye
springtime has arrived,
mystics, drink some wine
prayers are over,
roll up the prayer-carpet
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jo din guzar gaye
unko ginaa na kar
count on the seasons
yet to come
and count not
the days that have passed
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weather, season
count, tally
pass through, spent
count
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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magar masla to ye hai
dil baDi mushkil se milta hai
love makes life colorful
when two hearts meet
but what is difficult
is for two hearts to meet
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aye kufr tere dum se
aaraish-e-imaan hai
may god keep you safe
from calamities
oh disbelief, your breath
itself an adornment of faith
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aaj ka din
guzar na jaye kahin
have seen you
after so long
hope the day
doesn't end
pass through, spent
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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us ko bhi bhoolna
achcha laga pehle pehle
(my) heart did not have
a sad face in the beginning
it felt good for it
to forget in the beginning
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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safar safar hai
mera intezaar mat karna
i am leaving with the
intent to return, but
journey is a journey,
don’t wait up for me
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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jis ke jalve se
tajallii pe tajallii hai maziid
today is the joyful
celebration of lakshmi puja
whose radiance brings
waves and waves of illumination
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20 / 25 : Featured
kuchh ne kaha ye chaand hai
kuchh ne kaha chehra tera
‘twas full moon last night
with all the talk about you
some said it was the moon
others said it was you
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wo log kaise sanwar jayen
jo tabaah nahin
from every night
a day dawns
how will they ever improve
who have not been destroyed
side
night
correct, reform, rectify
wasted, ruined
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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is dil mein aag thi?
mere talve jhulaas gaye
after trampling me
she asks amusedly
was your heart on fire?
for my soles are seared
trample, trodden
style, grace
soles
seared, burnt
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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ibtidaa hai
kisi kahaani ki
that which you think
is the ending
is perhaps the start
of another story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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ajeeb log hain
deewaane hona chaahte hain
all wish to be
moths to a flame
strange people…
all seeking to be mad
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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tu shaheen hai basera kar
pahaaDon ki chattanon mein
your place is not on
the dome of the royal palace
you are an eagle, find your
place on the rocks of the mountain
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