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jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi
naam na lo un pyaaron ka
insha, spend the rest of your life
in peace among strangers
the loved ones for whom you
left your town, think not about them
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apne apne
kaanon mein baT jaate hain
just like that
those living in the same home
become isolated
in their own private spaces
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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zindagaani ka
saamna kar ke
who has ever found
peace in this world
facing the trials and travails
of this life
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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muskuraahat ki choTi si dukaan hai
nafraton ke baazaar mein
ask me not, friends,
what i do for a living
i have a small shop of smiles
in the market of hatred
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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aakhir-e-kaar vo
ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla
that which i thought was
the pleasure house of the world
at the end, turned out to be
a troubled dream
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tujh ko dekhe
mere nazar se koyi
what is it
that is lacking in you
someone ought to see
you with my eyes
perspective, sight
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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aur kabhi qatra samundar mein
badal jaata hai
even a river can get
trapped and confined in a jar
and, a drop of water can get
transformed when part of an ocean
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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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ho rahega kuchh na kuchh
ghabrayen kya
day and night the seven skies
keep rotating and revolving
something or else keeps happening
why be so panicked
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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10 / 25 : Featured
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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ab sukh ke sapne kya dekhen
jab dukh ka sooraj sar par ho
those nights have gone with the moon
those words have gone with the moon
how can i now see dreams of happiness
with the searing sun of sorrow on my head
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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nazar na aayega jab
koi bismil-o-qaatil
it is very near, muztar,
that system and order of life
when you will not see
any murderers or victims
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qaasid ki laash aayi
khat ke jawaab mein
in my restlessness
i don’t know what i wrote to her
in reply came
the corpse of the messenger
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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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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 (70)
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magar ye dariyaa
mujhe tairna sikhaata hai
though, every day
it tests my patience
yet, this river
teaches me to swim
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chhat pe aa jaao
mera sher mukammal kar do
a moon-like verse is
alone on the paper
walk up to the roof
and help complete my poem
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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tamaam umr ka ab
silsila hai mere liye
that one reflection flashed
in my sight for just a moment
now for my entire life
it is a saga for me
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tum rahe na tum
hum rahe na hum
what a beautiful tragedy
time has produced
you have not remained the same
nor have i remained myself
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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tu saamne hai
aur tera intezaar hai
i am so surprised
in this evening of union
you are in front of me
yet i am still waiting for you
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zara si der mein
kya ho gaya zamaane ko
after burying me, they walked away
without a greeting or a prayer
what has happened to the world
in such a short time
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us pe likha hai
mohabbat karna
on the piece of paper
in my lucky amulet
it is written…
just love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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ruuh bulbul ki
iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka
having cut the wings,
may the hunter not rest content
the soul of the nightingale
is set on flying
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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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kitni zaalim hai
teri angDaayi
with both hands
you have looted me
how cruel it is when
you raise your arms to stretch
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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rob, plunder
oppressor, tyrant
tired stretching of limbs
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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