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aqrabaa mere
karen qatl ka daavaa kis par
he's the murderer, the martyr
and he the judge remains
oh kinsmen of mine,
who shall we accuse of the murder?
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le de ke ek dil hai
so TuuTa hua sa hai
what gift to your beauty
can i offer, when all I have
is a heart,
that too somewhat broken
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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kisi bhi samt ho
lekin safar zaroori hai
it is important to have a path
that stretches far in sight
no matter which direction
the journey is a must
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4 / 25 : Featured
muddaa hum ko
inteqaam se hai
wish you find someone
just like yourself
what matters to me
is just revenge
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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5 / 25 : Featured
marta huun main jis par
vo adaa aur hi kuchh hai
catastrophes they sure are
those airs and those manners
that style and grace for which i die
oh, it is something else
calamity, catastrophe, disaster
grace, pride, hauteur
mannerism, style
style, grace
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)
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yun hi saath saath chalen sada
kabhi khatm apna safar na ho
sometimes swaying in the sunshine
sometimes kissing evening flowers
let us walk together forever
may our journey never end
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7 / 25 : Featured
main ghar se jab nikalta huun
dua bhi saath chalti hai
my mother is still alive
nothing bad can happen to me
whenever i leave the home
her blessings accompany me
2014: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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8 / 25 : Featured
hota hai shab-o-roz
tamaasha mere aage
a play of children
this world before me
a spectacle unfolds
every day and night before me
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9 / 25 : Featured
azal se zehn-e-insaan
basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi
religion but a fanciful belief
a string of delusions
forever the human mind has been
hostage to a bundle of superstitions
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10 / 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 (132)
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11 / 25 : Featured
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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12 / 25 : Featured
poocha kisi ne haal
to bas muskuraa diye
deliberately, knowingly
i hid all my sorrows
when someone asked how i was
i just smiled
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13 / 25 : Featured
ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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14 / 25 : Featured
toofan se laDne mein
mazaa aur hi kuchh hai
who will refuse
the comfort of a safe shore
but the joy of fighting a storm
is something else
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15 / 25 : Featured
gila na kar jo kabhi
tera humnava na hua
my entire life, i struggled
and fought with myself
so, don’t complain that
i couldn’t be there for you
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16 / 25 : Featured
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 (116)
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main ne khud ko hi
intekhaab kiya
i was in search
of that someone
finally, i ended up
choosing myself
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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18 / 25 : Featured
jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko
tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa
by being your own confidant
you become your own story
why so obsessed with this world
you become your own universe
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hota kuch agar hosh to
maikhaane na jaate
the foolish preacher
invites me into the mosque
if i have any sense, won’t i
find my way to the taverns?
Anonymous
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20 / 25 : Featured
aao na ham bhi sair karen
koh-e-tur ki
why should everyone
get the same answer
come, let’s go explore
the mountain of sinai
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21 / 25 : Featured
dil dhaDaktaa hai ki
bedaar karuun ya na karuun
she is dreaming sweetly, and
my heart bends towards desire
my heart beats, wondering
whether to wake her up or not
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aur kuchh meri miTTi mein
baghaawat bhi bahut thi
something about your weather
did not suit me well
and in my own soil, perhaps
there was too much rebellion
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (70)
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peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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ye bhi ik nau ki
himaaqat hai
to be a hostage to
reason's dictates
is also a kind of
foolishness
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aaj phir aap ki
kami si hai
this evening,
my eyes are moist
today, once again,
i feel your absence
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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