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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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duniya tere khayaal se
raushan hui to hai
with just one lamp
many lamps are lit
the whole world is brightened
just by the thought of you
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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do aarzoo mein kaT gaye
do intezaar mein
seeking a long life
i got myself four days
two spent in wanting
and two in waiting
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4 / 25 : Featured
aaj phir aap ki
kami si hai
this evening,
my eyes are moist
today, once again,
i feel your absence
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)
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5 / 25 : Featured
sukhan wo hai jise
har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe
her/his understanding relates to
the language of every heart
and the speech is such that
we all feel it is our own voice
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6 / 25 : Featured
woh naam loonga toh khushbu
zubaan se aayegi
intoxication comes with
pleasant thoughts narrated well
if i utter her name
fragrance flows off the lips
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7 / 25 : Featured
raag raag mein daudthi phirthi hai
nashtar liye hue
what can i say about
where love is and where it isn’t
it courses through every vein,
daggers drawn
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (118)
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8 / 25 : Featured
gul se jo dil lagaa hai
abtar hai haal us ka
the nightingale, drunk with passion,
circles me, weeping
its heart bound to the rose
its state has grown wretched
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9 / 25 : Featured
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
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fingers
wounded
quill, writing reed
blood-drenched
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)
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10 / 25 : Featured
ibtidaa hai
kisi kahaani ki
that which you think
is the ending
is perhaps the start
of another story
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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11 / 25 : Featured
ki dil ko yaar toh
dil yaar ko pasand hua
rarely did it happen in love
such a beauty of luck
when heart loved the beloved
and beloved the heart
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (118)
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12 / 25 : Featured
magar woh shaam
kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi
every evening i waited
for that one evening
but that one evening
did not come on any evening
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)
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13 / 25 : Featured
aye khuda bas ek din
aaine ko zubaan de de
she accuses me of
falsely praising her beauty
o god, if only you could give
the mirrors a voice for a day
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aks kis ka hai ki
itni raushni paani mein hai
the moon is agitated
the river is troubled too
whose reflection is this
that the waters are filled with light
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vo phool khil ke rahenge
jo khilne waale hain
let a thousand lightnings struck
let many storms rise...
those flowers will keep blooming
that are given to blooming
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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16 / 25 : Featured
din bhar ki mashaqqat se
badan TuuT raha hai
o night, take me into your lap
like my mother
the toil and troubles of the day
have broken my body
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aise bure
hum bhi naheen
i concede
you are a limitless beauty
i too am not
that bad
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)
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jaane kyun aaj
tere naam pe rona aaya
o love, i wept
at your outcome
not sure why, i wept
hearing your name today
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)
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magar ek wasf hai mujh mein
dil-aazaari nahin karta
i am after all a human
prone to making some mistakes
but i have this in me that
i never cause heartache
mistakes, errors
attribute, trait
causing pain to heart
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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20 / 25 : Featured
bandagi se
khuda nahin milta
through love,
you will find, o priest
through worship,
you won't find god
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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itna Darte hain to phir
ghar se nikalte kyun hain
why do people pause and hesitate
at every turn?
if they are so scared
why do they even leave home?
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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kya khabar ahl-e-mohabbat ka
taraana ban jaaye
that poem written today
on separation from you
who knows...could become a song
for those in love tomorrow
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ik umr hui din mein
kabhi ghar nahi dekha
if i go at an unexpected time
everyone will be shocked
it has been a lifetime and
i have not seen my home in daylight
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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aur phir vo bhi
zabaani meri
when did she listen
to my sorry state
that too when i
narrated it myself
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (81)
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dahka hua hai aatish-e-gul se
chaman tamaam
the entire gathering was aglow
with the beauty of my beloved
just like the whole garden was ablaze
by the fire of the flower
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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