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agar mazloom kuchh bole to
dahshat-gard kahti hai
when countless cruelties are inflicted
on the oppressed, the world stays silent
but when the oppressed dare to speak out
it calls them terrorists
cruelty, tyranny
oppressed
world
terrorist
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (72)
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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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abhi qayaamat ka ik karishma
haya ke daaman mein pal rahaa hai
in the simplicity of your manners
no one can even sense
the miracle of an apocalypse being
nurtured in the lap of your modesty
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kya ishq mein hua hai
ai ‘mir’ haal tera
your face so pale
and body so frail
what love is it, ‘mir’,
that got you to this state
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5 / 25 : Featured
wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Anonymous
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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6 / 25 : Featured
us ne jo pher li nazar
main ne bhi jaam rakh diya
even in the intensity of thirst
my dignity of drinking remained
when she turned her face away
i too put down my cup
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7 / 25 : Featured
choon marg aayad
tabassum bar lab-e-ost
what is the sign
of a person of learning?
when death comes,
has a smile on the lips
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8 / 25 : Featured
baarish mein jo huroof hain
woh hain sharaab mein
why shouldn't the pleasure
of wine also exist in water?
the expressive intoxication of rain
is also found in wine
comfort, joy, pleasure
wine drinking
water
rain
letters
wine, liquor, drink
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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9 / 25 : Featured
yaani is dasht mein zor se
bolna bhi akaarat gaya
i keep hearing just
the echo of my shouts
in this desolation, it is futile
no matter how loud i scream
wilderness, desert
echo
power, control
futile, useless
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (72)
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10 / 25 : Featured
vo nasheb-o-faraz
kya jaane
those who choose to
travel on the path of love
what would they know
of ups and downs
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us se keh do ke qalam
khoon mein Dubo kar laaye
to the one who will be writing
the history of this period
tell him to bring his pen
dipped in blood
Anonymous
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12 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe
hum saraab mein
doubt has turned me into
a sea of delusion
thinking it is a river,
i jumped headlong into a mirage
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13 / 25 : Featured
hai wahi meri khushi
jo mere sayyaad ki hai
neither complaint nor grievance
i have against the tyranny
my happiness is exactly
what pleases my captor
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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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na ye haath baag par hai
na paa hai rikaab mein
this horse of life is galloping away
not knowing where it will stop
the reins not in my hand
nor my feet in the stirrup
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dard jab
jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye
who would seek
the favor of the healer
when the pain itself
becomes a life-giver
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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ek qayaamat hai
deedawar hona
to be always aware
of every possible calamity
it is indeed a calamity
to be so aware (and fearful)
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (144)
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muaaf kar ke mujhe
inteqaam us ne liya
i had fallen wounded
when he picked and held me
forgiving me
he took his revenge
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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aaj phir
yaad-e-yaar le Doobi
every shred of advice
you gave, o preacher
again today, got drowned
by the memory of my beloved
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jis se har dil ki choT
aati hai ubhar
what is a sher couplet
with its aah’s and wah’s
but every heart’s hurt
coming out in the open
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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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 (152)
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na kuchh marne ka gham hota
na jeene ka maza hota
if one is not familiar
with the pain of love
he feels neither sadness of death
nor joy of life
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na hoti mohabbat
na hota zuhoor
from gloom, love drew
the radiance of light
without love
there is no sight
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kuchh lamhe hain jo
dil mein hi reh jaate hain
there are some feelings
that do not find expression
there are some moments
that remain hidden in the heart
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)
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hota hai shauq, ghalib
us ki naheen naheen par
where is the refusal's fun
in ready acceptance
so much charm there is, ghalib,
in her repeated rejections
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (117)
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