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The finest Urdu and English poetry from legendary and contemporary poets
14 poems available
Mirza Ghalib
Bazeecha-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
Hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage
Meaning
The world is a playground before me. Night and day a spectacle unfolds.
8.9K likes
Allama Iqbal
Khudi ka sir-e-nihan la ilaha illallah
Khudi hai tegh safa sar apna khuda hai
Meaning
The secret of selfhood is there is no god but God. The self is a polished sword.
13.6K likes
Allama Iqbal
Taraqqi ka raaz hai yehi hai jahan mein
Jo apni fitrat ki rawani mein chalta hai
Meaning
The secret of progress is to flow with your own nature.
8.4K likes
Allama Iqbal
Qaum ka matlab hai apni qoumat ki taameer
Silsila-e-ummat aur silsila-e-taakheer
Meaning
The purpose of a nation is the building of its own dignity.
6.7K likes
Allama Iqbal
Nigah-e-faqr mein shan-e-khuda kya hai
Woh dust-e-aashiqan ki tawheen kya hai
Meaning
In the gaze of the poor lies the glory of God.
7.2K likes
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siva
Rahaten aur bhi rahish ki raht ke siva
Meaning
There are other sorrows in the world besides love.
9.6K likes
Mir Taqi Mir
Khuda ke vaaste zara dekh ke chal
Kisi ke pairon mein zakhm na de de
Meaning
For Gods sake look where you are going. Be careful not to wound someone.
9.3K likes
Ahmad Faraz
Zindagi mein koi kabhi kisi se milta hi nahi
Ye sab riwayat hai purani ye kahani nahi
Meaning
In life no one ever truly meets anyone. This is an old tradition not a new story.
7.2K likes
Parveen Shakir
Kisi ko usse bhi dard-e-dil ka ilzaam na do
Jo kuch na kare wo bhi kitna kuch karta hai
Meaning
Do not blame someone for heartache. Even one who does nothing does so much.
6.8K likes
Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
Meaning
Rumi teaches us to welcome every experience as a guest bringing gifts of growth.
22.0K likes
Rumi
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
Meaning
Our wounds become doorways for light. We carry the whole universe within.
24.5K likes
Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Meaning
Desire and hate as forces of destruction.
16.2K likes
Kabir Das
Bura jo dekhan main chala bura na milya koi
Jo dil khoja apna mujhse bura na koi
Meaning
I searched for evil but found none. When I looked into my heart I found no one worse than me.
11.5K likes