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calendar ke badalne se
muqaddar kab badalta hai
what is the point in wishing
others a happy new year
when does fate every change
by the turning of the calendar?
leisure
fate, fortune
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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2 / 25 : Featured
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 (70)
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3 / 25 : Featured
hamein nawaaza na wahshaton ne
hamein junoon ke hunar na aaye
what was this mission i set out on
which had no dangerous paths
i wasn’t blessed with fearlessness
nor did i master the art of passion
mission, challenging task
full of danger
favored, blessed
by the wilds/wilderness
passion, madness
skill, art
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)
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4 / 25 : Featured
jab tujhe
ek nazar dekha tha
i remembered
those first showers
when i
caught a glimpse of you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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5 / 25 : Featured
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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6 / 25 : Featured
ki ek hi nigaah
ki bas khaak ho gaye
i had gone to complain
about being ignored
with just one glance
i turned into dust
dust, ashes, worthless
neglect
sight, gaze, glance
fault, complaint
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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7 / 25 : Featured
farishta ho to behak jaaye
aadmi kya hai
god help us with
your intoxicating eyes
those than can get angels drunk
what hope does a man have
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8 / 25 : Featured
rahne de
mahv-e-lazzat-e-zauq-e-khabar mujhe
oh messenger, her note
do not read it yet
let me savor this moment
of joy that she wrote to me
1962: Padma Bhushan
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9 / 25 : Featured
lekin dil-e-beqarar ko
yeh khayaal bhi achcha hai
obviously, there is no
possibility of meeting you
but for this restless heart
that thought itself is comforting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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10 / 25 : Featured
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: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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11 / 25 : Featured
lambi hai gham ki shaam
magar shaam hi to hai
the heart is not hopeless
just not sorted for now
long is the night of sorrow
yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)
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12 / 25 : Featured
ab sukh ke sapne kya dekhen
jab dukh ka sooraj sar par ho
those nights have gone with the moon
those words have gone with the moon
how can i now see dreams of happiness
with the searing sun of sorrow on my head
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)
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13 / 25 : Featured
baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar naheen huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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14 / 25 : Featured
barq si gir gayi kaam hi kar gayi
aag aisi lagaayi…maza aa gaya
oh my envy-of-the-moon…when our
eyes met the first time…’twas thrilling
lightning came down and did its job
it lit a fire such that…’twas so thrilling
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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15 / 25 : Featured
to kya, tum mere dil ke
aur bhi kareeb ho gaye ho
even though you are
far away from my sight
so what, you have come
even closer to my heart
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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16 / 25 : Featured
ibtidaa hai
kisi kahaani ki
that which you think
is the ending
is perhaps the start
of another story
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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17 / 25 : Featured
kaise hote hain wo khat
jin ke jawaab aate hain
oh messenger, please tell me
for you must have seen
what kind of a letter
gets a reply from her
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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18 / 25 : Featured
humne kaunsi sadiyan
guzarni hai yahan
why is life teaching me
so many lessons?
how many ages am I
going to spend here?
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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19 / 25 : Featured
dard ki dawaa paayi
dard-e-bedawaa paayaa
from love did my being
find the joy and fun of life
found a cure for pain
found a pain without a cure
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20 / 25 : Featured
kitne pyaare hain
mujhe chhoD ke jaane waale
those who embrace me tightly
every time we meet
how loving they are…those who
leave me behind eventually
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)
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21 / 25 : Featured
jo din guzar gaye
unko ginaa na kar
count on the seasons
yet to come
and count not
the days that have passed
Anonymous
weather, season
count, tally
pass through, spent
count
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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22 / 25 : Featured
peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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23 / 25 : Featured
jise aata hai dil dena
use har kaam aata hai
will bear faith
suffer sorrow, endure slights
he who knows to give his heart
can get anything done
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24 / 25 : Featured
rahatein aur bhi hain
wasl ki raahat ke siva
there are other sorrows
in this life than love’s longing
there are other comforts too
than the union with the beloved
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (140)
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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 (115)
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