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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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kisi se kuchh na kaha
bas udaas rehne lage
great people they were
when broken, bore it with dignity
not a word to anyone
just turned quietly sad
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (119)
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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 (111)
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kisi rote hue bachche ko
hansaaya jaaye
the mosque is too far from home
maybe we should try this...
why not make
a few crying children smile?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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5 / 25 : Featured
phir aao vaheen langar Daalen
phir aao unhen aabaad karen
in the ocean of the past, often
islands of memories are found
so, come, let’s anchor here
so, come, let’s dwell here
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6 / 25 : Featured
par noch ke ab qaid se
aazaad kare hai
strange is this favor
you do to me, my captor
first you tear my wings
and then you set me free
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7 / 25 : Featured
taqreeb kuch to
bahr-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye
i learned to paint for the sake of
the moon-faced ones
something is needed
to gain an acquaintance
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8 / 25 : Featured
hum ne tumhaari yaad mein
sab kuchh bhula diya
even by mistake, you did not
ever think of me
but i have forsaken everything
just lost in your thoughts
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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9 / 25 : Featured
jala ke apna diya
raushni makaan mein la
lights of the street are surely
a thousand times brighter
but light your own lamp
and bring light into the house
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10 / 25 : Featured
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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woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (141)
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yahi maujen to badal jati hain
toofanon mein
o sailor, don’t be fooled
by these gentle, graceful waves
they turn violent
during a storm
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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13 / 25 : Featured
kyu tanha se ho gaye hum
tere jaane ke baad
I was living by myself
even earlier
why am I now lonely,
after you left?
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ajab insaaf hai dekho
kahan karna, kahan bharna
the mistakes are of the past
but punishments given now
see what strange justice this is
where to do, where to pay?
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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aur ye bhi dekhte hain
koyi dekhta na ho
she looks in the mirror
to check herself out
she also looks to make sure
no one's looking
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)
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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 (72)
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na tum hi laut ke aaye
na waqt-e-shaam hua
was waiting
to celebrate diwali together
neither did you return
nor is it time yet for the celebration
waiting
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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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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sukoon is baat ka tha
na mandir ka zikr tha, na masjid ka
the kids were fighting
in the neighborhood, not sure about what
it was such a relief that there was
neither the mention of temple nor mosque
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20 / 25 : Featured
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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albela jhonka
kya jaane
what all has
happened to the flower
what does the
carefree gust (of wind) know
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai
haath chhoDen
i am used to solitude
forget about me
here, your home has arrived
please leave my hand
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kya ishq mein hua hai
ai ‘mir’ haal tera
your face so pale
and body so frail
what love is it, ‘mir’,
that got you to this state
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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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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 (111)
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