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is kharaabe mein
koyi mard kahaan
with whom
should i wish to meet
in these wastelands
are there any men left?
desire
meeting, union
ruin, spoilt, waste
man, men
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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2 / 25 : Featured
zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke
jhaTka diya ki yuun
when i asked her
from where does the moon rise
she covered her face with curls
and tossed them to say…here
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tanhaiyan ke khoaf se
jo shakhs mar gaya
the entire city joined
in the funeral procession
of the one who died
afraid of loneliness
Anonymous
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4 / 25 : Featured
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
coursing through the heart
but more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
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5 / 25 : Featured
kah diya us ne ki
phir hum kya karen
after listening to my entire
story of sorrow and despair
she said
well, what can i do?
sorrow, sadness
entire, allof
story, tale
grief, hurt, sorrow
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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6 / 25 : Featured
zara aap ko
zahmat hogi
under your feet
there is a heart
if it is not
too inconvenient
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)
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7 / 25 : Featured
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 (113)
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8 / 25 : Featured
phool hai qatra-e-shabnam se
bahal jayega
why should i keep my heart
waiting for the clouds of mercy
the flower is satisfied
with a drop of morning dew
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9 / 25 : Featured
magar woh shaam
kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi
every evening i waited
for that one evening
but that one evening
did not come on any evening
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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10 / 25 : Featured
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 (78)
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11 / 25 : Featured
ruuh bulbul ki
iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka
having cut the wings,
may the hunter not rest content
the soul of the nightingale
is set on flying
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12 / 25 : Featured
log aise hi adaaon pe
fida hote hain
don’t flash your smiles
at all these men, miss
they fall so easily
for your mannerisms
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)
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13 / 25 : Featured
ki is ke baad ye duniyaa
kahaan se laaunga main
i wish for all decisions
be made right here
for, after this, where will i
find such a world again
decision
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)
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14 / 25 : Featured
do aarzoo mein kaT gaye
do intezaar mein
seeking a long life
i got myself four days
two spent in wanting
and two in waiting
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15 / 25 : Featured
ab na aayenge rooThne waale
deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja
oh restless heart, be quiet now
the spring is over, be quiet now
those upset are not coming back
oh tear-filled eyes, be quiet now
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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16 / 25 : Featured
rang dekho
ghareeb khane ka
my beloved made a promise
to come
just look at how this humble abode
has turned so colorful
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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17 / 25 : Featured
aankhen vo paDh rahi hain
jo tahreer bhi nahin
how strange are these
love letters
the eyes read even when
there is no writing
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18 / 25 : Featured
dil TuuTe
aawaaz na aaye
when the glass breaks,
so much noise
when the heart breaks,
not even a whisper
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19 / 25 : Featured
jo tumhen bhulaa chuka hai
use tum bhi bhool jaao
for how long this obsession over the
unfaithfulness of someone, ‘faraz’
the one who has forgotten you
you should forget them too
unfaithful, disloyal
caring
passion, madness
forget, mistake
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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20 / 25 : Featured
ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa
jis ka ghar na thaa koyi
strange is the etiquette
of leaving a gathering
even those got up and left
who had no home to go to
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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21 / 25 : Featured
jo aashna-e-lazzat-e-
dard-e-nihaan nahin
like birds, they
make noise, night and day
those who are not familiar
with the sweet pangs of separation
nightingale
pleasure, joy, delight
make noise
familiar, friend, beloved
separation, hidden, secret
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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22 / 25 : Featured
tere ishq mein humne
kyaa kyaa na dekha
torment, travails,
accusations, calamities
in your love, what all
have i not experienced
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23 / 25 : Featured
aakhir-e-kaar vo
ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla
that which i thought was
the pleasure house of the world
at the end, turned out to be
a troubled dream
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ghar ke andar
baDa andhera tha
the courtyard was
brightly lit
but the house inside
was pretty dark
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)
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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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