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dil dhaDaktaa hai ki
bedaar karuun ya na karuun
she is dreaming sweetly, and
my heart bends towards desire
my heart beats, wondering
whether to wake her up or not
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aamad ye aap ki hai
ke jhonka bahaar ka
the same fragrance, same delight
the same charm and allure
was it your arrival or that of
the gentle breeze of spring
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karu kaise mohabbat?
mujhe urdu nahi aati
no elegance in my words
as i don’t know urdu
how do i love?
if i don’t know urdu
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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aap ke saath hi
guzaari hai
after you left,
every hour
i spent
only with you
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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woh zamaana yaad hai
To fill
i still remember
To fill
i still remember
To fill
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is dil mein aag thi?
mere talve jhulaas gaye
after trampling me
she asks amusedly
was your heart on fire?
for my soles are seared
trample, trodden
style, grace
soles
seared, burnt
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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tum acche maseeha ho
shifa kyun nahi dete
the restless have fallen sick
why don’t you offer a medicine
you are such a good healer
why don’t you cure their illness
breathless, lacking energy
medicine, cure
saviour, messiah
healing, cure
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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tu parda-nasheen ka aashiq hai
yuun nam-e-wafa barbaad na kar
if the heart burns, let it burn
do not shed tears, do not complain
you are in love with someone hidden
do not waste the name of loyalty like this
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log saath aate gaye
aur kaarwaan banta gaya
i started alone
towards the destination
people kept joining
a caravan started forming
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bahut aayenge patthar
dekh lena
you made your house
with glass, 'aazar'
just watch...
many stones will come at it
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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chup khaDa hoon bhool kar
raaste mein manzil ka pata
hope the guide doesn’t
turn a robber
as i stand alone in the path
forgetting my destination
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main koh-e-maani ki
bulandi pe khada hoon
every color, every melody
stands humbled before me
as i stand on top of
the mountain of enlightenment
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hum mulaazim hain
is idaara mein
what else can i say
about the heart
i am just an employee
in this organization
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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tum mujh se poochhte ho
mera hausla hai kya
i am searching for a new beginning
in the midst of a raging storm
and you are asking me
if i have courage
storms
quest, search
gentle breeze, zephyr
valor, courage
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)
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gar aap khud khush ho to
sab ko khush kar sakte hain
by grace, kindness is
found in the heart
if you are happy yourself…
you can make others happy
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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itni khoobsurat
ye zindagi naheen hoti
if there is no
light of love in the heart
life does not turn out
to be so beautiful
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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ye qaafila bhi
naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya
never could the wave of tears
reach the eyes
this caravan too,
got lost in the migration
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jo chhanv mehrban ho
use apna ghar na jaan
whoever you find along the way
mistake them not as friends of life
that free shade you find
mistake it not as your home
Anonymous
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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zindagi ko faqat
imtihaan mat samajh
life is beautiful
with melodies and moons
don't think life is just
trials and troubles
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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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 (62)
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farishte bhi kehne lage
kaash hum insaan hote
when the veil suddenly
slipped off her face
angels said to each other
gosh, wish we were human
Anonymous
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na aise pyaar se
dekha kare koyi
with every glance
hundreds of hopes arise
wish not anyone look
at me with loving eyes
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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yeh kehne mein mujh ko
zamaane lage hain
all i wanted to say was
that i am in love
for me to say this
took a lifetime
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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