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deewar poochti hai ki
saaya kidhar gaya
oh searing, mid-day sun
tell me what reply should i give
the walls are asking
where has the shadow gone?
Anonymous
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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kuch aur thak gaya hoon
aaraam karte karte
it was essential to get tired
while doing some work
i was even more exhausted
while resting
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (130)
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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 (116)
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zindagi khwahish-e-nakaam
hi karte guzri
with no achievement in life did
my heart capture peace
my life was spent through a
series of unrequited desires
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har tabassum ek toofan
har nazar ek inquilaab
youth is an apocalypse
so is youthful vigor
every smile a storm
every glance a revolution
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vo aaj le hi gaya, aur
'zafar' se kuchh na hua
i will not give her my heart,
i kept telling myself
she walked away with it today,
and zafar was helpless
always
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (110)
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mujhe wajuud ke girte hue
makaan se nikaal
let me not be buried
within my own body
free me from this
crumbling house of existence
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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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9 / 25 : Featured
yahee hai rakht-e-safar
mir-e-karwan ke liye
lofty vision, heart-warming speech
soul on fire
this is all that is needed
of the caravan's leader
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10 / 25 : Featured
chalo tum udhar ko
hava ho jidhar ki
the boat doesn’t travel
in one direction always
let’s sail wherever
the wind takes us
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aur waaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat
bhi bahut thi
even they were at the site of execution
who bore witness to the truth
and she too was familiar
with the system of justice
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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 (110)
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dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks,
so much noise
when the heart breaks,
not even a whisper
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main to so jaati huun
phir khwaab kise dikhte hain
is there someone else
that lives in me besides myself?
i go sleep, but then
who sees the dreams
Anonymous
dream
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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aisi koi bhi cheez nahin
jis mein tu na ho
flowers, buds, the sun
the twilight, the moon, the galaxy
is there anything at all
in which you are not there
flower
bud, budding flower
sun
glow, twilight
galaxy
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (110)
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is takalluf se karam ho to
sitam hota hai
this inquiry of my condition
is so that i can’t say anything
kindness with such formality
becomes cruelty indeed
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kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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ungliyaan figaar apni
khaama khoon-chakaan apna
for how long will i write of my pain
maybe i should go show her
my wounded fingers
and my blood-drenched pen
show
fingers
wounded
quill, writing reed
blood-drenched
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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bhool jaaun main
aashna chehre ko
give me a medicine,
my healer
that let's me forget
my beloved’s face
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par diwali bhi ajab
pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai
in dussehra too
there is joy and beauty, nazir
but diwali is
uniquely and purely joyous
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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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 (118)
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raqs karna hai to phir
paon ki zanjeer na dekh
look beyond the prison walls, at the
colors of the garden, the joy of spring
if you wish to dance, don’t look
at the shackles on your feet
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (130)
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main Doob bhi gaya to
shafaq chhoD jaaunga
i am the sun of life,
will leave warmth behind
even if i sink
i will leave a glow behind
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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kooche ke us ke baashindon ne
sab ko yahin se salaam kiya
which sanctum? what holy direction?
what is sacred? which rituals?
we from the lane of the beloved
greeted everyone from here itself
holy mosque in Mecca
direction of prayer
pilgrimage attire
street
residents, inhabitants
greeting, farewell
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)
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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 (110)
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