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1.6k · Jun 2019
Na samjho
Shabnam Jun 2019
Kisi ki wafa ko karobar na samjho..
Begarz ** kar kare jo yaad aisay yaar ko bekar na samjho..
Na kar sake jo inkaar use izhaar na samjho..
kisi ki khamoshi ko deewar na samjho..
Betakalluf hokar jo kare baat..
Aisay dost ko hoshiyar na samjho.
Don't take for granted!
Don't trade someone's faithfulness..
If someone remembers you selflessly,
Don't think them to be worthless;
If someone can't refuse, don't think it's a yes
Don't consider someone's silence to be a barrier;
Don't consider shrewd the friend who talks informally.
1.2k · Nov 2019
Inside.
Shabnam Nov 2019
When an orange is squeezed
Only orange juice drips out;
When a cup of coffee is pushed..
Only coffee spills out;
It's only what's inside of us
That comes out!
921 · Jun 2019
Shiddat
Shabnam Jun 2019
Itni shiddat se mat padho mere lafzon ko; kuch yaad reh gaya to
mujhe bhul nahi paoge.
Don't read my words so deeply;
If you remember anything
You won't forget me.
848 · Jul 2019
Deception
Shabnam Jul 2019
Real flowers have real fragrance
Artificial ones only appear beautiful.
In this world of artificiality,
authenticity still holds it's value.
806 · Aug 2019
Ego vs self-esteem
Shabnam Aug 2019
You have yours and I have mine..
If you're fine..
I'm also fine.
Some people would die for their ego
747 · Sep 2019
Patience
Shabnam Sep 2019
Is there any limit to it?
May be.. not..
If there would be a device to measure  patience probably it would break
639 · Jun 2019
In wonderland
Shabnam Jun 2019
Went on and on..
Wandering through the wonderful wonders..
One after the other
Till I came accross..
My wonderful wonderland.
606 · Jul 2019
Loyalty
Shabnam Jul 2019
I let you go..
When you wanted to.
What more could I do?
494 · Dec 2020
The "Game"
Shabnam Dec 2020
We fall and rise..
We shatter then gather our pieces;
We laugh, we cry..
Have fun, go dry..
We smile with tears in the eyes..
We fuss and fight,
then fall then rise.
We love and hold tight
Then let go and unwind,
We lose, we find,
then we leave behind;

It's a game called "life"
It's a game called "life".
Shabnam Apr 2019
Reality is biting painfully,
Virtuality is pleasing infinitely..
In the real world happiness is rare & the struggles are always there;
In the virtual world there are endless fantasies & it's a dream world..
Idealistic people seldom practising; or
showing off their gleeful side..
Only a few friends in reality & a never ending list virtually..
But beware there's endless trauma.. when reality and virtuality interchange.
439 · Jul 2019
Jaane kya..
Shabnam Jul 2019
Mujse ye zamana chahta hai;
Mera dill tod kar mujhe hasana chahta hai.
Jane kya baat jhalakti hai mere chehre se;
Ke har shakhs mujhe aazmana chahta hai.
I don't know what this world wants from me..
It wants me to laugh after breaking my heart
Don't know what my face looks like..
Everyone puts me to a trial.
399 · Aug 2019
Muskurahat (Smile)
Shabnam Aug 2019
Unki muskurhat par hum hosh gawan baithe..
Jo hum hosh me aane ko the..
Wo phir muskura baithe ☺
376 · Aug 2019
Mohabbat (love)
Shabnam Aug 2019
Sacchi Mohabbat hai zamaane me boht ***..
Mohabbat ki adakari boht hai.
Though true love is very rare in the world..
Show of love is abundant.
367 · Jul 2021
Are we human...
Shabnam Jul 2021
..enough to hear a sigh?
.. enough to stop someone cry..
..enough to bend without a 'why'
& enough to mend before we die?
359 · Aug 2019
Khwahish
Shabnam Aug 2019
Meri khwahison se mere naseeb tak..
Ye Muamla Mere Rab ka hai.
From my desires to my destiny..
Is a matter with my Lord.
359 · Jun 2019
First drop..
Shabnam Jun 2019
Winds have brought the glad tidings of the first drop of rain;
For the showers of blessings we await..
For the rusky scent of the earth
For the rainbow in the sky
For the heavy downpour
& the water puddles
For the hot fritters with tea &
The season of love for you and me.
326 · Jun 2019
Even if it was a lie...
Shabnam Jun 2019
It made me smile for a while!
313 · Oct 2019
Expectations
Shabnam Oct 2019
Always keep good hopes from your Loving Lord;
And trust the Gracious God;
Coz he does unto people as they expect of him.
301 · Apr 2019
Soulmate
Shabnam Apr 2019
Like the sweet smell of wet sand,
Like the cool breeze in a dry land,
Like the morning twilight,
Like a twinkling star at night,
Like soft words in a harsh life;
Enough to make me strive.
Like an oasis in the desert
& a pole star in the sky.
Like a treasure hidden so deep..
An amethyst, a ruby, a coral of steep;
A soulmate is as sweet as life!
288 · Jul 2019
Being
Shabnam Jul 2019
Don't know when I will be me again?
279 · Jul 2019
A wrecked garden
Shabnam Jul 2019
A lush green garden that once bore an apple tree..
Long left by the gardner to the mercy of the winds;
Now stands barren and
delights in the apple tree.
279 · Jul 2019
Dear life!
Shabnam Jul 2019
Whatever you threw at me I have always tried to give my best..
Even in the trials and the tests.
I have put a really brave fight;
Now I need you to hug me tight.
I put up with your lemon rind
Is that all for me you could find?
Now give me a sweet lime or a peach
And keep it within my reach.
Won't be able to thank you enough
Now please stop being so rough.
Dear life..
Dear life.
275 · Aug 2019
Unfair
Shabnam Aug 2019
They pounce like wolves..
When you show your vulnerability.
People make me sick by their insensitivity.
I wish they could be more reasonable
Not thinking others to be incapable
Coz when the targeted ones gather their might..
Their own position will become tight.
The tables shall turn..
And the wolves shall burn.
life is sometimes so challenging
233 · Sep 2019
The Spider's web
Shabnam Sep 2019
It waits with patience..
In its engineered threads.
There comes a fly..
Naively flying by..
Gets caught in the web.
And struggles hard to free itself..
The more it tries..
the more it entangles in the web
Finally it's too weak to fight..
Now the cruel spider climbs down to devour its prey.
232 · Nov 2020
Blessed..
Shabnam Nov 2020
Once we abolish our limiting beliefs, opinions, judgements, assumptions ..
& start connecting to our heart
We truly realize how blessed we are!
226 · Apr 2021
Ramzan
Shabnam Apr 2021
Har chehra pur Noor lagta hai..
Har dill me suroor lagta hai.
Aayi jo neki ki bahar hai..
Gunaah ab dur lagta hai.
Har aan ek nayi justujoo hai..
har banda ab ibadatguzaar lagta hai.
Rozedar ki aankhon me Khuda ki Raza ki aarzoo hai..
Aur Khuda apne bandon ke sabar par guroor karta hai.
Qubool karle Sub ki neki Ya Rabb!
Bandi ki is ilteja ko maan le, Tu bada  Ghafoor lagta hai!
226 · Sep 2019
Unworthy
Shabnam Sep 2019
Sometimes we try to project our own unworthiness onto others.
Are you worthy?
222 · Oct 2020
Forgiven
Shabnam Oct 2020
As long as sins are in sight
& remorse at height..
forgiveness is almost sure
But as arrogance creeps in &
Desires worshipped..
man slides down to the lowest of Low.
According to traditions a man who had murdered a100 men was also forgiven by God.
210 · Sep 2019
Mom..
Shabnam Sep 2019
I have lost you forever!
But I know your prayers will always be with me..
Wish I could hear you just once more..
We'll meet each other some day for sure!
206 · Sep 2019
Futile
Shabnam Sep 2019
All my efforts to overcome your thoughts..
Trying to be rational and leash my feelings..
My struggle to overlook your name..
Your pretence of ignoring my being..
The consciousness of it's sin..
All futile.. All futile!
196 · Dec 2019
What's with you.. My nation
Shabnam Dec 2019
Promoting an orange state;
Legalising & spreading hate,
People protesting..
To change the fate,
Cowards attacking the unarmed in
Places considered safe.
In what name?
Is it all just for fame?
Haven't they got any shame?
Why not allow a fair game?
These uneducated goons don't have the guts...
To acknowledge the power of knowledge.
Can they prove they are humane..
By this fascist reign?
Do they think that they will be successful
No..
Never ever will they succeed
by this ***** politics,
Woe unto these fanatics.
My nation will always be mine!
Proud to be an Indian
187 · Jan 2021
Why not?
Shabnam Jan 2021
Why not dive deep into the self..
To bring out the hidden treasures within;
The kindness the world craves for,
The much needed integrity,
The love capable of transforming,
The wisdom that guides,
The longed for justice,
The responsible attitude that demands less and serves more,
& the compassion that sees humanity in everyone.
187 · Oct 2019
Vastness
Shabnam Oct 2019
The oceans, the sky,
The landscapes, the raindrops,
The seas, the vision and..
The human heart!
184 · Jan 2020
Dil ka Fasana
Shabnam Jan 2020
Is dil ka to bus itna hi fasana hai..
Jisne apna mana wahi apna hai
Baki sub begana hai.
Story of the heart..
Is only so much..
That the one who knows you as their own..
Is your own.
Others are nothing but strangers.
184 · Dec 2019
Let me stay..
Shabnam Dec 2019
In your heart;
Within the beats;
In your eyes;
Under your lashes,
within your dreams;
In your mind,
Within your thoughts
Let me stay in you forever!
184 · Oct 2021
Mizaj (Nature)
Shabnam Oct 2021
Mahir na the jeene ke hunar me..
Phir bhi ji gaye hum to;
Aaya nahi kabhi manwana,
Honton ko si gaye hum to;
Mizaj saada tha apna..
Pani ki tarah
Log pi gaye humko.
I was not an expert in the art of living;
But I somehow managed to live,
never able to convince so I stitched my lips.
Due to my simplicity,
People took me for granted and drank me like water.
180 · Aug 2019
Sometimes..
Shabnam Aug 2019
We are more excited about them..
Than they are about us.
178 · Jun 2019
Wounded
Shabnam Jun 2019
In the ordeal to heal a soul..
Sometimes we end up wounding
our own.
175 · Aug 2019
Neck pain
Shabnam Aug 2019
Some people are...
such a pain in the neck.
172 · Dec 2019
A piece of me
Shabnam Dec 2019
Remains with you
Give it back or keep it..
It's upto you.
A piece of you;
Which I have got,
Please take it back with you.
156 · Aug 2019
Maybe..
Shabnam Aug 2019
Someday..
I'll be able to convey...
152 · Nov 2019
Make use..
Shabnam Nov 2019
Of your free time before you get busy;
Of your belongings before you get poor;
Of your health before your sickness
Of your youth before you grow old &
Of your life before you die.
One of the wise quotes of our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him)
148 · Jul 2019
In the air
Shabnam Jul 2019
A few sighs unheard
Some unspoken words
Subtle hints
growing passion
& compassion
Unnamed attachment
Silent expectations
Confused signals
& a bread crumb trail
Left just for me
Be or not to be?
147 · Sep 2019
Being Predictable..
Shabnam Sep 2019
Is so boring..
Try to be like life..
It's soooo unpredictable.
Why always set patterns?
131 · Aug 2020
Lahoo..
Shabnam Aug 2020
Hamse pucho ke gazal mangti hai kitna lahoo..
Sub Sochte hain ye dhanda bade aaram ka hai.
Kiraye ka makan hai..
Koi zaatti ghar thoday hai..
Sabhi ka Lahoo hai shamil..
Kisi ke..............Hindustan thodai hai!
Late Rahat Indori sahab
131 · Nov 2019
Circumstances
Shabnam Nov 2019
Can change..
Will change..
Only
If I allow change.
Coz there's nothing for man except for that which he strives.
126 · Jun 2019
Dream
Shabnam Jun 2019
Dear, enchanting & sweet;
Real but not true.
Earnest & hopeful
Abode of passions
My mesmerising dream.
124 · Nov 2020
Mindfulness.
Shabnam Nov 2020
Being mindful of your words and deeds..
and conscious of offending your own soul, increases you in piety, honour and wisdom;
Bringing you ever closer to your Lord.
123 · Jun 2019
Slipping away..
Shabnam Jun 2019
I am trying to hold tight in the fist of my hand;
Relations that are slipping away like sand;
The fingers are numb due to the tightness of the hold;
When the fist is open I find nothing but the lines on my hand.
118 · Aug 2019
Silence
Shabnam Aug 2019
Silence is sometimes so noisy.
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