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vahi ghar hai
vahi qissa hamaara
our address so far
has not changed
same house
same story ours
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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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 (120)
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saaf pehchan liya jata hun
roya hua main
i get acquainted with others
with a smile, ‘zafar’
but i get to know them clearly
only when i am weeping
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (142)
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rind ka saaqi ka mae ka
khum ka paemaane ka naam
may god (or critics) be blessed
it is because of them
the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine
cask and goblet have gained fame
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har baat mein lazzat hai
agar dil mein mazaa ho
loyalty and tyranny,
both are equals in love
when there is joy in the heart
every word is delightful
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jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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7 / 25 : Featured
magar jo kho gayi
woh cheez kya thi
that cherished dream
you have realized
but, what is that
you have lost, along the way?
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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8 / 25 : Featured
vo aaye to bhi neend
na aayi tamaam shab
even in union
the fear of separation all night
when my beloved comes
sleep escapes me all night
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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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10 / 25 : Featured
barg-e-gul ki tarah
har naakhun moattar ho gaya
what body it must be
when i untie the drawstrings
like the petals of a flower
my nails smell of perfume too
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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 (142)
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12 / 25 : Featured
ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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13 / 25 : Featured
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 (142)
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is dil mein aag thi?
mere talve jhulaas gaye
after trampling me
she asks amusedly
was your heart on fire?
for my soles are seared
trample, trodden
style, grace
soles
seared, burnt
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)
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dil bahal jaayega
aaina badal kar dekho
changing your face
is quite tough
you heart will be allayed
just change the mirror and see
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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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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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ke naadaani hai
behtar aagahi se
i have learnt
this much from life
that ignorance is
better than awareness
Anonymous
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yoon to har mod pe
manzil ka gumaan hota hai
for the seeker
the journey never ends
though at every turn
the delusion of destination
goal, destination
journey, travel
quest, longing
suspicion, doubt
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)
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main ne ye jaana ke
goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai
see the charm of his speech
as what he said, i figured
resonates within me
as if it is in my heart too
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (81)
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21 / 25 : Featured
ek ishaara hi
kaafi hai
we are those wise ones
for whom
just one gesture
is enough
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sign, signal, gesture
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par noch ke ab qaid se
aazaad kare hai
strange is this favor
you do to me, my captor
first you tear my wings
and then you set me free
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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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us ko bhi bahattar kyun
ghilman na diya hota
it is possible you are in hell
and your wife is in heaven
why doesn’t she also get
72 handsome young men?
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zindagi ki fursat-e-baaqi
se koi kaam le
don’t anguish about
the failures of the dead past
make something useful
of the time that’s left
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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