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ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain
naazuk aabginon mein
for love, seek a heart
that is fragile
this wine is meant for
delicate goblets
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)
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tum apne shikasta
dar-o-deewaar to dekho
why are you seeking
the blessings of rains
first pay attention to your
broken doors and walls
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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mujhe gilaas baDe de
sharaab kam kar de
here people respect the apparel
not the man
give me a bigger glass
you can reduce the wine
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)
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jo dosti yahi Thahri
to dushmani kya hai?
under the guise of loyalty
so much cruelty inflicted upon us
if this is friendship
what then is enmity?
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kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)
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6 / 25 : Featured
kal apno ki talaash mein tha
aaj apni talaash mein huun
i was on a journey yesterday
and still am today
yesterday, in search of my dear ones
today, in search of myself
Anonymous
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)
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7 / 25 : Featured
tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)
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8 / 25 : Featured
aap ke saath hi
guzaari hai
after you left,
every hour
i spent
only with you
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)
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ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko
zinda chhoD dete hain?
the weak and the oppressed
are left to shiver and suffer
what kind of city is this
that lets the tyrants flourish?
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10 / 25 : Featured
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: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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11 / 25 : Featured
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 (112)
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12 / 25 : Featured
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 (132)
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13 / 25 : Featured
main ne phoolon se
zakhm khaaye hain
people walk along,
surviving the thorns
but here i am,
wounded by flowers
Anonymous
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (49)
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14 / 25 : Featured
aankhen vo paDh rahi hain
jo tahreer bhi nahin
how strange are these
love letters
the eyes read even when
there is no writing
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kuchh hum se kaha hota
kuchh hum se suna hota
you spoke to strangers,
you lent them a patient ear
wish you had a word with me,
heard me out too
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)
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16 / 25 : Featured
kuchh sitare mire seene
mein samaye hue hai abhi
some stars are
twinkling in my eyes
some others are
gathered in my heart
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (49)
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17 / 25 : Featured
qaafila saath
aur safar tanha
life transpired
spent alone
moving with the caravan
but traveling alone
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abhi hum hosh mein aane waale the
woh phir muskuraa baithe
she smiled in such a way
i lost my consciousness
as i was about to gain my senses
she smiled again
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)
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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 (37)
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20 / 25 : Featured
rakh de koyi
paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage
behold the flourish
of my bloom-laden eloquence
when someone
places a goblet of wine before me
mannerism, style
boasting, flowery speech
speech, speaking
cup, measure
wine
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (73)
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21 / 25 : Featured
laa mujhe deejiye
aapke kis kaam ke
kisses of your
rose-hued cheeks
give them to me
for what use are they to you?
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)
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22 / 25 : Featured
kaafir ko muflisi ne
musalmaan banaa diya
wine has become so expensive
that kaifi has quit drinking
poverty has turned
an infidel into a believer
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tab main ne apne dil mein
laakhon khayaal baandhe
when my beloved raised her arms
to gather up her tresses (hair)
i tied up a million desires
in my heart
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ek ajnabi ki tarah
main khud apne ghar mein tha
no one in my home
understood my joys and sorrows
like a stranger, i lived
in my own home
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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akela huun magar
tanha nahi hoon
i always
keep myself company
i am by myself
but am never alone
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)
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