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woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)
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kaafir ko muflisi ne
musalmaan banaa diya
wine has become so expensive
that kaifi has quit drinking
poverty has turned
an infidel into a believer
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kisi rote hue bachche ko
hansaaya jaaye
the mosque is too far from home
maybe we should try this...
why not make
a few crying children smile?
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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aye kufr tere dum se
aaraish-e-imaan hai
may god keep you safe
from calamities
oh disbelief, your breath
itself an adornment of faith
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haa’el yaqeen ilm mein ho
mujh ko Dar ye hai
you revel in the thought
that only your faith is perfect
but my fear is that this stands
in the way of your learning
complete, full
truth, faith
happy, delusional
obstruct
faith, belief
knowledge, learning
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (73)
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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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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 (115)
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8 / 25 : Featured
meri agar sunoge to
ausaan jaayenge
hearing about majnu’s state
you got so disturbed
if you hear of mine,
you’ll be at your wit’s end
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)
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9 / 25 : Featured
maah-e-kaamil
sham-e-mehfil se mila
your heart
has met mine…as if
the full moon had shone on
the evening of the gathering
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jalaaya umr bhar
is raushni ne
what good has
awareness done to me
lifelong, this light
has only burnt me
Anonymous
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hamaare paanv kaa kaanta
hamain se niklega
neither our companions nor
our dear friends can help
the thorns in our feet
we got to take them out ourselves
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (60)
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rooyi ki tarah uD jaayenge
hum dekhenge
when the mighty mountains
of tyranny and oppression
fly away like clumps of cotton
we shall see
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nazar aate hain
muskuraaye huye
even without a smile
those lips
seem to be smiling
all the while
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)
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magar masla to ye hai
dil baDi mushkil se milta hai
love makes life colorful
when two hearts meet
but what is difficult
is for two hearts to meet
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doosra naam hai
meri shab-e-tanhaai ka
what does anyone know
about the day of apocalypse
it is another name for
my night of loneliness
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kya gin gin ke nam lena uska
jo behisaab deta hai
i broke the prayer rosary
with this thought, ‘faraz’
why count and pray to one
who gives without keeping an account
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aap ki soorat to
dekha chaahiye
for pretty faces
you are so keen, 'asad'
you should take a look
at your face once
face, in the form of
pretty faces
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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aashiq ka janaaza hai
zara dhoom se nikle
let’s walk along as wishes
spring from the heart of the dead
it’s the funeral of a lover
let us celebrate with fanfare
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darvaaza ghar se
saikdon farsang ho gaya
the heart's words don't
find a voice even as a whisper
the door has become so
distant from the home
Anonymous
Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (82)
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calendar ke badalne se
muqaddar kab badalta hai
what is the point in wishing
others a happy new year
when does fate every change
by the turning of the calendar?
leisure
fate, fortune
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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aasmaan pe chaand pura tha
magar aadha laga
it seemed so plain
against the sparkle on her face
the moon was full in the sky
but it appeared to be half
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rahte rahte station par
log coolie ho jaate hain
bearing burdens is hardly a passion
it is a barter of compulsion
staying at the station
people soon become porters
2014: Sahitya Akademi
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nikhat-e-zulf kya hui
baad-e-saba ko kya hua
the lane of my beloved no longer
has the fragrance of heaven
what happened to the delight of tresses
where did the morning breeze go
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DhoonDoge to is shahr mein
qaatil na milega
if you look, at every turn,
you will find dead bodies
but, if you search in this city,
you will find no murderers
turn in the path, corner
deadbodies
city
murderer, assassin
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)
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ishq-o-junoon ki aag
jo dil mein jawaan na ho
the decorations and adornments
of beauty and life are useless
unless the fires of love and passion
are young and burning in the heart
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (120)
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