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agar jang laazmi hai
to phir jang hi sahi
we desire peace
but by vanquishing tyranny
if what is needed is a fight
so be it…that fight is right
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koyi hans de to
mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai
maybe this too is
a shade of my deprivation
that if anyone smiles
it seems to me like love
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faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein
utar kar hoga
who will drown, zafar, and
who will cross to the other side
that will be decided only
after diving into the river of time
river
decision
time
sink
crossover
cross over, get off
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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jo kaam ko
ishq samajhte thay
those are
most fortunate
who saw work
as their love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (124)
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saare jahaan ka dard
hamaare jigar mein hai
dagger plunges into someone
and i am the one to suffer, ameer
the pain of the whole world
is gathered in my heart
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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lekin ek safar par ai dil
ab jaana to hoga
i too feel frightened
by the lonely quietness of the path
but my heart is set on this journey
i have no choice but to go
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qurbaton mein bhi
faasla hai yahaan
people here are cautious
in their behaviors
even in closeness
there is a distance
distance
cautious, careful
behavior, mannerisms
closeness, proximity
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to
ab milne ka gham hoga
in my attempts to gain you
i have lost so much
even if you become mine
i will be sad about it
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ab na aayenge rooThne waale
deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja
oh restless heart, be quiet now
the spring is over, be quiet now
those upset are not coming back
oh tear-filled eyes, be quiet now
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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10 / 25 : Featured
kaha jo usne
zara mere paanv daab to de
‘asad’, with joy
my limbs were rendered immobile
when she said
please press my feet
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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khilona hai jo miTTi ka
fana hone se darta hai
everyone here is always
fearful of a calamity happenin
all of them toys...always
fearful of becoming dirt
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haT kar chale hain
raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum
taking permission to leave
from the heavens above
we parted ways from
the path of the caravan
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jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar
mein aawe
in the gathering where you come
speaking with grace
life takes form
and appears all around
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chaahat ki is had par, yaarab,
hum to deewaane lagte hain
why do new acquaintances
seem like old friends to us
affection to this extent, oh god,
makes us look a little mad
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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chehre ko sundar bana
aayina mat toD
to whom all will you justify?
quit this helpless lamenting
make your face better
don’t break the mirror
Anonymous
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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aur raasthe bhi
badalta hai to bas
we stay the same
we stay the same
and our paths too
what changes is this
Anonymous
relationships
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dard jab
jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye
who would seek
the favor of the healer
when the pain itself
becomes a life-giver
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (137)
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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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ye kisi tarah paDha jaye
na samjha jaye
life is like a little-read letter
of a foreigner, 'ibrat',
however you read it,
you can't make sense of it
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ab toh akele hi
mehfil sajaaye baithe hain
with memories of my beloved
i wait, watching the street
all alone,
i wait, with my home decorated
Anonymous
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to samundar ki tarah
shor machaata kya hai
your experience so trivial
your existence so shallow
why do you create a furor
like a noisy sea
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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maut ka ek din muayyin hai
neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati
no hope comes to pass
no face seen anywhere
death has a fixed day to arrive
why then doesn't sleep come all night
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mere andar jo na tha
us ko bayaan main ne kiya
all my efforts and strivings
i have rendered futile
i tried giving expression to
what is not within me
efforts, endeavors
futile, in vain
narration, declaration
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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har ek pal guzar gaya
banaake dil pe ik nishaan
each moment passed by
while in search of a past moment
each moment passed by
leaving a mark on the heart
moment, nurture
search, look for
pass through, spent
sign, river, mark
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ghar kahi gum ho gaya
deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan
how many walls have arisen
within a home
the home is now lost somewhere
within these walls and doors
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)
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