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ki dil ko yaar toh
dil yaar ko pasand hua
rarely did it happen in love
such a beauty of luck
when heart loved the beloved
and beloved the heart
Anonymous
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (121)
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is takalluf se karam ho to
sitam hota hai
this inquiry of my condition
is so that i can’t say anything
kindness with such formality
becomes cruelty indeed
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wahi duniya
badalte ja rahe hain
those who keep growing,
braving the storms
those are the ones
that keep changing the world
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (60)
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kuchh woh bhi ikhtisaar se
aage na jaa saka
i too was not generous
in my conversing
he too couldn't
get past his reticence
conversation, talk
open-hearted, generous
conciseness, brevity
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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5 / 25 : Featured
raat kaT thi hai
baDi mushkil se
day is but a day,
it passes fast
it is the night that
is difficult to bear
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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akela huun magar
tanha nahi hoon
i always
keep myself company
i am by myself
but am never alone
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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ajab insaaf hai dekho
kahan karna, kahan bharna
the mistakes are of the past
but punishments given now
see what strange justice this is
where to do, where to pay?
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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10 / 25 : Featured
dushman bhi mere haal pe
ab aab-deeda hai
if you can’t pity me,
my friend, what can i do?
for even the enemy weeps,
listening to my fate
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kha gaya shahr use
kehte hain deewani thi
wilderness was in her eyes
and in her voice, desolation
the city exhausted her
and called her a mad one
wilderness, desert
voice
desolation
mad person
Theme: Time, Life & Learning (133)
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par noch ke ab qaid se
aazaad kare hai
strange is this favor
you do to me, my captor
first you tear my wings
and then you set me free
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13 / 25 : Featured
do gaz zameen bhi na mili
kuu-e-yaar mein
how wretched is your fate, ‘zafar’
that for your burial
you couldn’t get two yards
in the lane of the beloved
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14 / 25 : Featured
haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha
na dekha
what all fantasies have
these eyes seen
but the reality in front
they couldn’t see
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (51)
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ab koyi film mukammal
naheen dekhi jaati
now my attention
keeps drifting somewhere else
i am not able to
watch any movie completely
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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mujhe gilaas baDe de
sharaab kam kar de
here people respect the apparel
not the man
give me a bigger glass
you can reduce the wine
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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mumkin naheen ki
shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho
may this short-sighted heart
not remain without hope
it cannot be the night of sorrow
has no dawn
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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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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 (66)
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khairaat mein itni baDi
daulat nahi milti
when there is no boldness in the heart
love cannot be obtained
in alms, such a treasure
cannot be obtained
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ke neend shart naheen
khwaab dekhne ke liye
get up to witness
this shining scene of the night
as sleep is not needed
for one to dream
sight, view, scene
sleep
condition, requirement
dream
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)
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suna hai ke manzil
qareeb aa gayi hai
my guide,
lead me astray
heard that my destination
has drawn closer
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mera ilaaj mere charagar
ke paas nain
my beloved is caring
but not discerning
the cure for my ailment
my healer doesn't have
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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be-mohabbat bewafa
begana-e-ahbab ho
when i told her…
you are unfair, act unfamiliar,
with no love, unfaithful,
a strange friend indeed
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ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain
naazuk aabginon mein
for love, seek a heart
that is fragile
this wine is meant for
delicate goblets
Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)
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