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حال دل یار کو لکھوں کیونکرہاتھ دل سے جدا نہیں ہوتا
haal-e-dil yaar ko likhoon kyoonkarhaath dil se judaa nahin hota
How can I write my heart's state to my beloved, when my hand never leaves my heart? The lover keeps pressing his hand to his aching heart, so it is never free to hold a pen. A playful image of pain that leaves no room even to describe itself.
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- مرزا غالبMirza Ghalib1797–1869 · 157 couplets
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- میر تقی میرMir Taqi Mir1723–1810 · 40 couplets
- داغ دہلویDagh Dehlvi1831–1905 · 25 couplets
- الطاف حسین حالیAltaf Hussain Hali1837–1914 · 19 couplets
- مومن خان مومنMomin Khan Momin1800–1852 · 17 couplets
- شیخ ابراہیم ذوقSheikh Ibrahim Zauq1789–1854 · 15 couplets
- بہادر شاہ ظفرBahadur Shah Zafar1775–1862 · 13 couplets
- خواجہ میر دردKhwaja Mir Dard1721–1785 · 24 couplets
- اکبر الہ آبادیAkbar Allahabadi1846–1921 · 11 couplets
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