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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 (64)
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jo kho gaya main
usko bhulaataa chala gaya
that which i got in life
i thought of it as my good fate
those that i lost
i moved on, forgetting them
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log aise hi adaaon pe
fida hote hain
don’t flash your smiles
at all these men, miss
they fall so easily
for your mannerisms
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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koyi bhi rang mayassar na tha
lahu ke siwa
leaving the painting unfinished
(s)he died, ‘zeb’
no color was affordable
other than blood
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (134)
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5 / 25 : Featured
rahte rahte station par
log coolie ho jaate hain
bearing burdens is hardly a passion
it is a barter of compulsion
staying at the station
people soon become porters
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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6 / 25 : Featured
khuda bande se ye pooche
bata teri razaa kya hai
strengthen yourself so much
that before every turn of fate
god asks of his child
tell me, what is your wish?
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7 / 25 : Featured
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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8 / 25 : Featured
achhi achhi poshaaken hain
achhi suurat wale hain
i could not get to see her,
otherwise, the streets of the city
are filled with good-looking women
in beautiful clothes
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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9 / 25 : Featured
kamraa viraan ho jata hai
ek tasveer hata dene se
where can the heart find peace
by forgetting her memory
the room becomes so desolate
by just removing one picture
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10 / 25 : Featured
mile to us ko
hamaara koyi salaam kahe
not sure where my peace
has gone away, angry and sulking
should you see her
please convey my greetings
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai
aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin
why draw needless attention to
the joy and elation inspired by wine
that sound is only of the heart breaking
not that of the (wine) goblet breaking
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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12 / 25 : Featured
rah-ravaan-e-raah-e-manzil
honge shashdar dekhna
the blood of the soles of my feet,
spreads light in all directions
that followers to the destination,
watch them be amazed
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13 / 25 : Featured
qurbaton mein bhi
faasla hai yahaan
people here are cautious
in their behaviors
even in closeness
there is a distance
distance
cautious, careful
behavior, mannerisms
closeness, proximity
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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14 / 25 : Featured
kitni aahista
aur kitni tez
watch
the pace of revolution, firaq
how deliberate
and, yet, how swift
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (64)
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15 / 25 : Featured
juun hi darvaaza khola hai
us ki khushbu aayi hai
after many days
i came to my room
just as i opened the door
fragrance of my beloved came out
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (123)
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16 / 25 : Featured
tum apne aap ko khud hi
badal sako to chalo
enduring the harsh sun of the journey
those who can keep going, keep going
if along the way, you can figure out
how to reinvent yourself, keep going
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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17 / 25 : Featured
ek hi shakhs tha
jahaan mein kya
why can't i
find peace ever
why, was she the only
person in this whole world?
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (123)
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woh qatl bhi karte hai to
charcha nahin hota
even if i sigh a little
i am harshly censured
when he commits murder
there isn't even a murmur
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (64)
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kahiye jalti rahe ya
shama bujhaa di jaaye
you have come and the
house is filled with light
tell me, should i keep them lit
or turn these lamps off
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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20 / 25 : Featured
ye log kyon mere
zakhm-e-jigar ko dekhte hain
may no evil eye fall
on her hands and arms
why do these people
keep gazing at my heart’s wounds
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (123)
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dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'
yeh khayaal achchha hai
i do understand
the truth about heaven, but
to keep my heart happy, ghalib
it is a comforting thought
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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ik samundar hai
meri tanhaai
a boat it is
the memory of you, if
my loneliness
is an ocean
boat
memory, remember
sea, ocean
solitude, loneliness
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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aisa hai to tere khaatir
hum bhi ro sakte hain
all your tears
could be mine
then, for you
i can cry
tears
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (123)
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saath abr-e-baharaan ke
woh zulf bhi lehraaye
it's not just the season of flowers
that has intoxicated the crazed
along with the spring clouds
her hair fluttered too
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kabhi to hausla kar ke
nahin kaha jaaye
why agree silently
to everything that is said
we should find the courage
to sometimes say ‘No’
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (64)
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