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main ne ye jaana ke
goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai
see the charm of his speech
as what he said, i figured
resonates within me
as if it is in my heart too
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (79)
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2 / 25 : Featured
tu saamne hai
aur tera intezaar hai
i am so surprised
in this evening of union
you are in front of me
yet i am still waiting for you
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3 / 25 : Featured
bichhaaya hai qamar ne
chaandni ka farsh mehfil mein
whose radiant, beautiful face
has arrived in this get-together
the moon has spread a carpet
of moonlight in this gathering
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4 / 25 : Featured
aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai
aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin
why draw needless attention to
the joy and elation inspired by wine
that sound is only of the heart breaking
not that of the (wine) goblet breaking
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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5 / 25 : Featured
meri shikasta naav hai
toofan liye hue
the piers on the shore
are for lakhs of boats
but my battered boat
is for the storm ahead
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6 / 25 : Featured
apne apne
kaanon mein baT jaate hain
just like that
those living in the same home
become isolated
in their own private spaces
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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7 / 25 : Featured
baahar hai qayaamat ka
jo manzar to hamen kya
i have decorated my windows
with curtains
the sights of apocalypse outside
how do they matter to me?
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8 / 25 : Featured
jihad-e-zindagani mein
hai ye mardon ki shamsheerain
firm principles, relentless action,
love that conquers the world
in the battle of life
these are the swords of the warrior
faith, belief
action, labor
flowing, continuous
struggle, esp.spiritual
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (128)
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9 / 25 : Featured
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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10 / 25 : Featured
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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11 / 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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12 / 25 : Featured
kitne aadaab ke parde
mein hai inkaar ki baat
these manners, these gestures
these beautiful words and promises
how a refusal is hidden
behind these layers of etiquette
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (79)
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13 / 25 : Featured
akela huun magar
tanha nahi hoon
i always
keep myself company
i am by myself
but am never alone
Anonymous
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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14 / 25 : Featured
meri turbat se lagi baithi hai
hasrat meri
even after my death
my love did not leave me
my desires stayed shackled
to my grave
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (128)
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15 / 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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16 / 25 : Featured
kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai
kahin kuchh kam hai
today, wherever you see
it seems in this world
some are too many
and, some too few
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (128)
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17 / 25 : Featured
wahaan jannat naheen milti
yahaan se saath jaati hai
do all the good you can
to help you in your quest
there is no heaven out there
it has to be obtained here
Anonymous
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (128)
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18 / 25 : Featured
kaun si shai hai jo teri
khush-bayaani mein nahin
fragrance of flowers,
rustle of breeze, tinkling of glass
what is not there
in the beauty of your talk
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19 / 25 : Featured
aur woh samjhe nahin
ye khaamoshi kya cheez hai
i couldn’t get the words out,
telling her of my heart’s state
nor could she understand
what my silence meant
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (79)
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20 / 25 : Featured
nazar aati hai unko
apni manzil aasmaanon mein
when the soaring hearts
of the youth awaken
then they see their goals
in the skies above
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21 / 25 : Featured
bhool jaaun main
aashna chehre ko
give me a medicine,
my healer
that let's me forget
my beloved’s face
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22 / 25 : Featured
main jaantaa huun
jo vo likhenge jawaab mein
while the messenger returns
i will keep another letter ready
for i know what
she would be writing in reply
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (79)
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23 / 25 : Featured
sach puucho to 'zeb'
tabeeyat Theek naheen hoti
to pacify the heart
i try and speak smilingly, but
to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,
`don’t feel any better within
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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24 / 25 : Featured
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 (140)
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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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