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mujhe paamaal raston
ka safar achcha naheen lagta
where everybody goes
i don’t like going there
on the trodden path
i don’t like to travel
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)
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ye nagar sau martaba
luTa gaya
of this heart’s desolation
what’s there to say
a hundred times has
this city been plundered
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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
Anonymous
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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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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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kis barhaman ne kaha tha
ki ye saal achchha hai
days and nights have not changed
nor is the condition any good
which brahmin foretold
this is a good year
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7 / 25 : Featured
jise qareeb se dekha
woh doosra nikla
that which i sought
my entire life
when i saw it up close
turned out to be quite different
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8 / 25 : Featured
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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vo zindagi jo haseenon
ke darmiyaan guzren
that is called heaven
that is also hell
life that is spent
among the beautiful
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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10 / 25 : Featured
sajde kisi ke dar pe
kiye ja raha huun main
whether accepted or not
it is a matter of fate
but at someone’s doorstep
i am prostrate in prayer
1971: Padma Shri
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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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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jab unko ye pata chalega
tum federer ko dekha tha
generations to come will
remember you, my fellows
when they come to know
that you have seen federer
generations, ages
memory, remember
contemporaries
address, whereabouts
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (52)
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13 / 25 : Featured
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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ye kisi tarah paDha jaye
na samjha jaye
life is like a little-read letter
of a foreigner, 'ibrat',
however you read it,
you can't make sense of it
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mujh ko meri daanish
mere afkaar mein dekhen
see me not in my eyes
my hair, my face
see me in my knowledge,
my thoughts, my concerns
hair, tresses
cheeks, face
learning, wisdom
thoughts, concerns
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)
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gul se jo dil lagaa hai
abtar hai haal us ka
the nightingale, drunk with passion,
circles me, weeping
its heart bound to the rose
its state has grown wretched
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teri khaali jagah ko
bhar rahe hain
wandering and romaing
around the entire home
trying to fill
the void you left behind
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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jaane kyun aaj
tere naam pe rona aaya
o love, i wept
at your outcome
not sure why, i wept
hearing your name today
1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (122)
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19 / 25 : Featured
mujhe khud apni
mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen
your promise of faithfulness
how should i understand it
when i have no faith
in my own love
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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20 / 25 : Featured
mera jaam chuune waale
tera haath jal na jaaye
my tears are in here too
may my wine not boil over
those who touch my goblet
may your hand not burn
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21 / 25 : Featured
isi siyah samundar se
noor niklega
the results of my passion
will surely emerge
glowing light will spring from
the depths of the dark ocean
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ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye
sab se laDi huun
i am a woman, but
stand like a mountain range
for the protection of the truth
i have fought with everyone
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duuriyaan majbuuriyaan
tanhaaiyaan
life perhaps
is just this
distances, compulsions
loneliness
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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mu-e-aatish deeda hai
halqa meri zanjeer ka
in captivity too, i am ‘ghalib’,
with fire under my feet
i still see the ring of passion
around my shackles
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hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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