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aur dil ki dhaDkanon se bhi
ghabra raha huun main
there is this love
who’s street i am going to
and i am terrified
of my own heartbeat
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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wahi duniya
badalte ja rahe hain
those who keep growing,
braving the storms
those are the ones
that keep changing the world
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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bulbul ab jaan
hatheli pe liye baiThi hai
whether it is the hunter's approach
or dread of autumn
the nightingale waits, afraid,
holding its life in its palms
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kah diya us ne ki
phir hum kya karen
after listening to my entire
story of sorrow and despair
she said
well, what can i do?
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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woh tifl kya girega jo
ghuTnon ke bal chale
only the skilled horsemen
fall in the battlefield
how can a weakling fall
that still crawls on its knees?
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maana ki yaar kam hain
par itne to kam nahin
why are strangers allowed
in our gathering of joy
yes, our friends are few
but not so few
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7 / 25 : Featured
akela huun magar
tanha nahi hoon
i always
keep myself company
i am by myself
but am never alone
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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abhi hum hosh mein aane waale thay
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 (117)
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9 / 25 : Featured
nikal ke hum teri mehfil se
raah bhool gaye
there was a refuge besides you
but i forgot
coming out of your gathering
i lost my way
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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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saath hi daant ke neeche
koi kankar aaya
a morsel
that we obtained with ease
we also found a stone
under our teeth
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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husn khud betaab hai
jalwa dikhaane ke liye
love gets a bad rap needlessly
for the pleasure of watching
though beauty herself is impatient
for her splendor to be seen
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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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15 / 25 : Featured
wo shakhs aa ke
mere shahr se chala bhi gaya
i kept picking flowers
and i didn’t even know
my beloved visited the city
and left too
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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16 / 25 : Featured
kyun tanha se ho gaye hum
tere jaane ke baad
I was living by myself
even earlier
why am I now lonely,
after you left?
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ghar ke andar
baDa andhera tha
the courtyard was
brightly lit
but the house inside
was pretty dark
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)
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ishq-o-junoon ki aag
jo dil mein jawaan na ho
the decorations and adornments
of beauty and life are useless
unless the fires of love and passion
are young and burning in the heart
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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harfon ki zubaan aur hai
aankhon ki zubaan aur
the eloquence of silence
outweighs any expression
the language of words is one
the language of eyes is something else
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20 / 25 : Featured
ruuTh kar vaqt ganvaane ki
zaroorat kya hai
as it is, life is
too short for loving
why get upset and
waste it all away
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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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 (117)
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karen to hum bhi magar
kis khuda ki baat karen
each era brought in
a new religion, a new god
if we were to chat
about which god shall we talk?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (79)
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kya khabar ahl-e-mohabbat ka
taraana ban jaaye
that poem written today
on separation from you
who knows...could become a song
for those in love tomorrow
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meri agar sunoge to
ausaan jaayenge
hearing about majnu’s state
you got so disturbed
if you hear of mine,
you’ll be at your wit’s end
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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ab tu khuda bhi ban jaaye to
main sajda na karoon
that time has passed
when i pined for you
now, even if you become god
i will not bow to you
Anonymous
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