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yun hi saath saath chalen sada
kabhi khatm apna safar na ho
sometimes swaying in the sunshine
sometimes kissing evening flowers
let us walk together forever
may our journey never end
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aur dil ki dhaDkanon se bhi
ghabra raha huun main
there is this love
who’s street i am going to
and i am terrified
of my own heartbeat
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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yahi maujen to badal jati hain
toofanon mein
o sailor, don’t be fooled
by these gentle, graceful waves
they turn violent
during a storm
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)
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jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi
naam na lo un pyaaron ka
insha, spend the rest of your life
in peace among strangers
the loved ones for whom you
left your town, think not about them
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lekin tere khayaal se
ghafil nahin raha
though i was a prisoner
to the cruelties of daily life
i never lost
the thoughts of you
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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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chalegaa paani magar
kinaara naheen chalegaa
since eternity, both have
remained firm in their stances
the water keeps moving, but
the shore stays where it is
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9 / 25 : Featured
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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zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai
sang-e-khaara nahin
the spell of the celestial dome
can surely be broken
it is a structure of glass,
not of unbreakable rock
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ye naav kaun si hai
ye dariyaa kahan ka hai
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
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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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main ek shaam chura luun
agar bura na lage
the weather of your city
is so pleasant
may i steal an evening
if you don’t mind
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sheeshe ka maseeha koyi nahin
kya aas lagaaye baithe ho?
picking some scraps of glass
and hiding them in your clothes
there is no savior in these trinkets
what hope are you holding on to?
glass
saviour, messiah
worthless, improper
hem (clothes), lap
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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aye jaan yahi hai
maah-e-shawwal hamara
when you signaled your affection,
it has become eid for me
my love, this is
the joyous month for me
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kahin se tum bayaan karte
kahin se hum bayaan karte
it is such a delight
reliving stories of the past
you narrate from one end
and i from the other
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (84)
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kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (53)
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jala ke apna diya
raushni makaan mein la
lights of the street are surely
a thousand times brighter
but light your own lamp
and bring light into the house
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shikwe bhi hain tujhi se
aur pyaar bhi tujhi se
you are the pain, the blessing too
the wound and the cure too
complaint is against you too
and my love is for you too
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agar jang laazmi hai
to phir jang hi sahi
we desire peace
but by vanquishing tyranny
if what is needed is a fight
so be it…that fight is right
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khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)
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noor afshaan hai
jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah
even in today’s
oppressive darkness, i feel
the light is spreading
like the beautiful face of the future
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woh kya karen jo
musalsal fareb khaate hain
at every broken dream
they smile
what can they do who
always suffer deceit
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)
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bemohabbat
khuda nahin milta
keep your worship to yourself,
o priest
without love,
god can’t be got
worship
priest, pious person
without love
god
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)
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saaf pehchan liya jata hun
roya hua main
i get acquainted with others
with a smile, ‘zafar’
but i get to know them clearly
only when i am weeping
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (152)
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