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aise bure
hum bhi naheen
i concede
you are a limitless beauty
i too am not
that bad
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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dard kam ho ya zyaada ho
magar ho to sahi
let love’s hurt have
some effect on the heart
whether the pain is less or more,
let there at least be some
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3 / 25 : Featured
kahin qubuul na ho jaaye
iltijaa meri
by coming, hope she wouldn’t ruin
my pleasure of waiting
hope she doesn't accept
my pleas for her to come
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4 / 25 : Featured
faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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5 / 25 : Featured
jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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6 / 25 : Featured
beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart,
you were never like this
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7 / 25 : Featured
aur us ke lafz bhi thay
chaandni mein bikhre hue
he was smiling and
saying something, ‘shumar’
and his words too…
were scattered with moonlight
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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8 / 25 : Featured
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 (58)
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9 / 25 : Featured
main jis makaan mein rehta hoon
usko ghar kar de
oh god, make me
a trustworthy person
and the house in which i live
make it my home
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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10 / 25 : Featured
zid na kar
tu bhi bewafa ho ja
throw away
the dry flowers of memories
don’t be stubborn
you be unfaithful too
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11 / 25 : Featured
apni bhi ik raae rakhna
kitna mushkil hai
in this crowding of voices
amid all this tumult and furor
to listen to your own voice
how hard it is
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)
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12 / 25 : Featured
sahraa mein ‘qais’
koh mein ‘farhaad’ rah gaya
in the path of love, bedaar,
who ever attains his goal?
majnu remained in the wilderness
and farhad in the mountains
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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13 / 25 : Featured
kya jaane kya ho
parda jo uThe naqaab ka
even without seeing
if there is such restlessness
not sure what would happen
if the veil were to be lifted
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14 / 25 : Featured
kis kis ko bataaoge ki
ghar kyun nahi jaate
you stand there, silently
in the path
to how many will you explain
why you are not going home?
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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15 / 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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16 / 25 : Featured
do se jab ek nikaalen
to sifar bachta hai
love is that
subject of arithmetic, faris
if you take one out of two
what remains is zero
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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17 / 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 (108)
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mere andar jo na tha
us ko bayaan main ne kiya
all my efforts and strivings
i have rendered futile
i tried giving expression to
what is not within me
efforts, endeavors
futile, in vain
narration, declaration
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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19 / 25 : Featured
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: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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20 / 25 : Featured
woh zamaana yaad hai
To fill
i still remember
To fill
i still remember
To fill
2014: Commemorative Stamp, India
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21 / 25 : Featured
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
Anonymous
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22 / 25 : Featured
naye din ka naya suraj
ufuuq par uTha aata hai
the shivering shadows of
the old year are fading away
the new sun of the new day
is rising over the horizon
shivering
shadows
fold
sun
horizon
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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23 / 25 : Featured
us khait ke har
khosha-e-gandum ko jalado
that field where it is not possible
for the farmer to make a living
burn down every
stalk of wheat of that field
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aankhen zubaan naheen hain
magar bezubaan naheen
the secret of love
is revealed through them
eyes are not tongues
but not voiceless either
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main Doob bhi gaya to
shafaq chhoD jaaunga
i am the sun of life,
will leave warmth behind
even if i sink
i will leave a glow behind
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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