πͺΆ Poetry & Shayari
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Hazaar Khwahishein Aisi
Mirza Ghalib
Hazaar khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle
Na main jaanaa jun-ko na woh jaane mast-e-daraa
Ke kis ka kaun hai tu, tera kaun hai tera
Mohsin se dil ne wa'ista kiya hai jo har roz
Bakhshish ke badle dard-e-dil ka sauda karte hain
Meaning
A thousand desires, each worth dying for. Many of my wishes were fulfilled, yet still they feel too few.
Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua
Allama Iqbal
Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri
Zindagi sham'a ki soorat ho Khudaya meri
Door duniya ka mere dam se andhera ho jaaye
Har jagah mere chamakne se ujala ho jaaye
Ho meri ummat ke dil mein itna chaah ki har qadam
Mere josh-e-dil se har qadam pe ujaala ho jaaye
Meaning
A prayer comes to my lips as a wish: may my life be like a candle's light. May darkness be removed by my presence, and every step illuminate the world.
Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Mujh se pehli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang
Maine samjha tha ke tu hai to darakhshaan hoga
Meri wafaon ka rang aur tanha main kya hoga
Woh jo hum mein tum mein qaraar tha tum yaad karo
Woh jo yaun qaraar tha tum yaad karo
Meaning
Don't ask me for the same love again, my beloved. I thought with you everything would shine, but my faithfulness alone means nothing.
Ranjish Hi Sahi
Ahmad Faraz
Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa
Aa phir se mujhe chhod ke jaane ke liye aa
Ek umr se hoon laal-e-yar mein mrange hue
Na teri shan na tera ilzaam ke liye aa
Meaning
Come, even if it's to resent me, to break my heart. Come once more, even if just to leave me again. For ages I have been burning in your fire.
Shayad Woh Jaanti Hai
John Elia
Shayad woh jaanti hai ki main kya kya sochta hoon
Woh mera waqt badal rahi hai main uska
Kuch to maqsad hai uska jo woh milti hai
Woh mujh se milti hai to kuch to sochti hai
Meaning
Perhaps she knows what I keep thinking. She is changing my time, and I am losing hers. There must be some purpose when she meets me.
Sar-e-Wadi-e-Gul
Mir Taqi Mir
Sar-e-Wadi-e-Gul Bare Sar-e-Chaman Hon Ga
Hamein Aaram Hai Ab Bazaar-e-Jaan Hon Ga
Ye Jo Dard Ke Haath Se Lipta Hua Hai Dil
Ye Dard Bhi Zamaane Ki Shanakht-e-Jan Hon Ga
Meaning
At the head of the valley of flowers, at the garden's edge, I shall rest. This pain that clings to my heart will become the signature of the age.
Ae Kuch Abr-e-Khuda Se
Mirza Ghalib
Ae kuchh abr-e-khudΔ se aaisΔ barse ke fasl-e-gul
Khilne lage sab shΔαΈ³hoΓ± pe baatΔ«Γ± badal ke baad
Meaning
May the cloud of God rain in such a way that the season of flowers blooms, and all branches blossom after the storm of words.
Where Words Fail
Rumi (English Translation)
Where words fail, music speaks.
Where silence breaks, the soul awakens.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
Let yourself be silently drawn
by the strange pull of what you really love.
Meaning
Rumi's timeless wisdom about the power of silence, love, and inner light.
I Measure Every Grief
Emily Dickinson (English)
I measure every Grief I meet
With narrow, probing, eyes β
I wonder if It weighs like Mine β
Or has an Easier size.
I note the timelines β and compare
I contemplate who shall be at rest β
And who among the living β yet β
Shall bear the heaviest test.
Meaning
Dickinson explores how we measure our suffering against others, seeking connection in shared grief.
Ishq Mujhko Nahin Sahi
Mirza Ghalib
Ishq mujhko nahin sahii woh jahaan sahi
Jung-e-ishq sahi, jang-e-jaan sahi
Woh jo shak ho to khud ko jala de sahi
Ishq pe koi zarf ka imtihaan sahi
Meaning
If love is not for me, then the world is. If it means war of love, war of life, so be it. Let one who doubts burn themselves; let love be tested by elegance.
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost (English)
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Meaning
Frost reflects on the choices we make in life and how they define our journey.
Dard Bhi Mera
Parveen Shakir
Dard bhi mera had se guzar gaya
Gham se ab koi kaam guzar gaya
Meri rΔhoΓ± mein khushbΕ« ke paΔ«che hain
Mere dil kΔ« dahleez se guzar gaya
Meaning
My pain has crossed all limits, grief has served its purpose. Fragrance has left footprints in my paths as someone crossed my heart's threshold.
Famous Poets
Mirza Ghalib
1797-1869
Allama Iqbal
1877-1938
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
1911-1984
Mir Taqi Mir
1723-1810
Ahmad Faraz
1931-2008
Parveen Shakir
1952-1994
Wali Dakhani
1667-1731
John Elia
1931-2002
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