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Here is a famous original poem of Sahir Ludhianvi that in a modified form was recited by Amitabh Bachchan in a video. There are many difficult Urdu words for which I have provided meanings. Please check the meanings of these words to fully understand this beautiful expression of sense of …

An old flame suddenly come across after decades. It can be uncomfortable and the only way to get through the situation is to pretend that it never happened. Here is a famous poem of Girija Kumar Mathur. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भूले हुओं का गीत बरसों के बाद कभी हम तुम …

Love that graced life is now gone but what does it still means to me? Here is a poem that has all the right metaphors. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरे बिन जैसे सूखा ताल बच रहे या कुछ कंकड़ या कुछ काई, जैसे धूल भरे मेले में चलने लगे साथ तन्हाई, …

I have often felt that the deep frustration and pining about lost love depicted in Urdu poetry, is rarely seen in Hindi poetry. The Muslim tradition of purdah made the mixing of boys and girls very difficult and that frustration perhaps gets reflected in Urdu poetry. In Hindu tradition, such …

Trying to suppress memories of lost love, while trying to adopt to a new pattern of life, should be very difficult. This poem describes the feeling. The internal turmoil simply would not let the sleep to take over. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जब नींद नहीं आती होगी क्या तुम भी सुधि …

An intense affair that fizzled out long time ago; what if we confront the person suddenly? Perhaps best is to pretend that we do not recognize and move away. Yet, how strange it is to do so with someone who once was the most important person in life! Rajiv Krishna …

Saying last good-bye and parting ways is so difficult. Two young people who now know that they can no longer walk together, nonetheless are at a loss to decide who would say good-bye first. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अंतिम मिलन याद है मुझको, तुम्हें भी याद होगा मार्च की वह दोपहर, …