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milengi khamiyaan apne hi
shah-kaaron mein
if i would see myself
through the eyes of others
i’d surely see the flaws indeed
in my own reasons and actions
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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ye aashiq kaun si basti ke
ya rab, rahne vaale hai
such strange mannerisms they have
so unique in this whole world
these lovers, oh god,
which city do they come from
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aadmi aadmi
akela hai
a crowd is just
a bazaar of solitudes
each person
is all alone
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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kahaan gaya mera bachpan
kharaab kar ke mujhe
having made me a captive
of the age of youth
where has my childhood gone
ruining me thus
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kitna khaamosh hoon
main andar se
i keep talking
constantly
but how silent
i am within
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere did i see such splendor
as i have in the confines of my heart
though i kocked my head in mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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7 / 25 : Featured
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 (116)
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nayi nayi si hai kuchh
teri raahguzar phir bhi
a thousand times has
the world passed by here
even then, your (love’s) path
seems new every time
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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kya sabab hai
aap ghar jaate nahi
saw your photo
in the newspaper
what is the reason
you don’t seem to go home
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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koi hamaari tarah
umr bhar safar mein raha
some reach their destination
as they set out of their home
but some like me
keep traveling all their lives
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jo chale chhuT ke qafas se
wo giraftaar chale
in such a way the captor
has set them free
they flew out of the cage
but are hostages still
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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
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lekin teri rahmat ki
takheer ko kya kahiye
o god, ‘fani’ is not disappointed
by your show of mercy
but, what to say about
the delay in show of mercy
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)
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main ne phoolon se
zakhm khaaye hain
people walk along,
surviving the thorns
but here i am,
wounded by flowers
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Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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lete na kabhi bhool ke ham
naam-e-mohabbat
had i known the
consequences of love
even by mistake, i wouldn’t
have uttered its name
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beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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bulbul se ajab kya
jo kare naghma-sarai
when the morning zephyr inspires
the bud to bloom
what wonder if the nightingale
begins to sing
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khaana-e-dil jo gira hai
use taameer karo
concern yourself not about
buildings under the sky
rebuild that which has fallen
in the house of your heart
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hazaaron lagzisheen hayal hain
lab tak jaam aane mein
yes, there is an ocean in my hand
but there is no assurance
so many wounds in my thoughts
before the cup reaches the lip
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Theme: Time, Life & Learning (141)
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roza rakkha jo
ham ne daawat ki
another example
of her enmity
my beloved chose to fast
on the day i hosted a dinner
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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tarsoge kal hujuum mein
tanhaai ke liye
your complaint today is
you are lonely, ‘shahryar’
tomorrow in the crowd,
you will long for solitude
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honTon pe latife hain
awaaz mein chaale hain
in this city,
the style of living is so strange
wit and smile on the lips
but sharp edges in the voice
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qaafila saath
aur safar tanha
life transpired
spent alone
moving with the caravan
but traveling alone
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hamaare paanv kaa kaanta
hamain se niklega
neither our companions nor
our dear friends can help
the thorns in our feet
we got to take them out ourselves
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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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
Anonymous
weather, season
count, tally
pass through, spent
count
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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