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baiThe rahen
tasavvur-e-jaanan kiye hue
the heart keeps searching
for those days and nights of ease
sitting enmeshed
with the thoughts of my beloved
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us pe likha hai
mohabbat karna
on the piece of paper
in my lucky amulet
it is written…
just love
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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mumkin naheen ki
shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho
may this short-sighted heart
not remain without hope
it cannot be the night of sorrow
has no dawn
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mujhe sab saunp kar
sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein
sad evening, loneliness, longing
and the restlessness of memories
the sun sets in the water
entrusting me with everything
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzren
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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is bahaane se magar
dekh li duniya hum ne
what i was looking for
i could not get
but in chasing that desire,
i got to see the world
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bahut aahista nahin hai
jo bahut tez nahin
the revolution will come soon
don’t be despondent
it doesn’t come too slowly
not does it come too fast
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)
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use ek khoobsurat mod
de kar chodna achcha
where not possible to find
the story a fine ending
it is best to find a beautiful turn
and leave it there with grace
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)
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rooyi ki tarah uD jaayenge
hum dekhenge
when the mighty mountains
of tyranny and oppression
fly away like clumps of cotton
we shall see
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10 / 25 : Featured
zindagi ik
ajab paheli hai
time unfolded
moment by moment
life is indeed
a strange riddle
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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so hum bhi mojaaze apne
hunar ke dekhte hain
i hear that she is also
fond of couplets and poetry
so let me try impressing her
with the magic of my poetic skills
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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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yaad rahta naheen
bhool jaana use
i remember
everything…but
i fail to remember
to forget him
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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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 (50)
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ye khaaki apni fitrat mein
na noori hai na naari hai
action shapes life
both heaven and hell
this earthly being, in its nature,
is neither of light nor of fire
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bas ek dua ka shajar tha
jo besamar na hua
in the intense heat
all the trees dried up
only the tree of prayer remained
never failing to bear fruit
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izhaar-e-muddaa ki
ijaazat agar mili
in the throng of emotions
i lost my words
when i was allowed
to express my desire
Anonymous
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bahut masjid mein sar maara
bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana
nowhere did i see such splendor
as i have in the confines of my heart
though i kocked my head in mosques
and searched endlessly in the temples
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basthi ka har charaagh
bujhana pada hamein
for me to shine my lamp
as the moon
i had to snuff out
all the other lamps in the city
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (144)
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ye haadsa tha ki main
umr bhar safar mein raha
i knew that those at home
were waiting for me
the misfortune was that i spent
my whole life out traveling
Anonymous
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mashuqa ke liye seekhi urdu
urdu mashuqa ho gayi hai
what was our love
and what has it now become?
i learned urdu for my beloved
urdu has now become my beloved
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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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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tera husn kuchh naheen tha
meri shaayari se pahle
who knew of you
before my friendship
and your beauty was nothing
before my poetry
Anonymous
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (114)
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ab us parinday ki dil se
pinjra nikalna hai
i got a bird
out of a cage
now i have to take the cage
out of the bird’s heart
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)
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gulaab apni hi khushbu se
darne lagte hain
tormenting often are
the times of youth
the rose starts to fear
its own fragrance
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