Best Poems Written by Janid Kashmiri

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You are my Poem

You are my poem, you are my song.  
In you, my heart finds where it belongs.  
Every word I write, every melody I hum,  
Speaks of the love that cannot succumb.

You are the rhythm in each heartbeat,  
The verses that make my life complete.  
In moments of silence, you softly rhyme,  
A timeless tune that defies all time.

You are my sunrise, my evening glow,  
The lyrics of love that endlessly flow.  
When I am lost in life’s winding stream,  
You are the voice in my waking dream.

You are my poem, you are my song.  
With you, every sorrow feels less strong.  
Together we dance to love’s sweet refrain,  
In every stanza, through joy and pain.

So hold me close, be the words I speak,  
The chorus of strength when I feel weak.  
For you are my poem, you are my song,  
In your love’s embrace, I’ve found where I belong.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024


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I Shed Tears Every Night

I shed tears every night, unseen,  
For dreams I’ve lost, for what has been.  
The silence speaks of wounds so deep,  
A restless soul that cannot sleep.  

Each tear that falls, a story untold,  
Of love, of pain, of days grown cold.  
I carry burdens no one can see,  
A heart that longs, yet cannot be free.  

I call to Allah in whispered tones,  
With trembling hands and aching bones.  
"Grant me strength," my prayer remains,  
"To endure this life, its countless pains."  

The night becomes my closest friend,  
A witness to the tears I send.  
Yet in the dark, a hope does shine,  
That His mercy will one day be mine.  

So I shed tears every night, sincere,  
For a brighter dawn to draw near.  
For peace, for love, for a tranquil heart,  
For a life where sorrows will depart.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Kashish

Kisi nazar mein kashish aisi, ke dil thehar jaye  
Chahne wale ka har zakhm, khud sanwar jaye  

Yeh jo lams hai tera, yeh jadoo ka raaz sa  
Dil ki veeran galiyon mein roshni bhar jaye  

Teri baaton ka asar dil pe utarta aisa  
Har khayal, har dua tujh pe hi thehar jaye  

Yeh mohabbat hai ya koi khwab ka dhoka  
Jo bhi mile, wohi khwahish ban ke bikhar jaye  

Meri har saans mein, tere wujood ka ehsaas  
Mere dil ka har dukh, tere qadam par mar jaye  

Kisi nazar mein kashish aisi, ke sab bhool jayein  
Dil ke har goshe mein tu hi tu thehar jaye

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Fading Echoes

Once, my foolish words would spark a smile,  
Every empty tale was precious for a while.  
She’d listen, laugh at my nonsense lines,  
Like they held secrets or hidden signs.  

But now, even “hello” feels like weight,  
A sigh meets my words as if it’s too late.  
Gone are the chuckles, the gleaming eyes,  
Now just “hmm” sits between us and sighs.  

I miss the days of simple grace,  
When silence was rare in that loving space.  
Yet here I am, with all these words,  
Silent echoes now left unheard.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Mar mar ke je raha hun

Je je ke mar raha hun,  
Mar mar ke je raha hun,  
Dil ka haal ye hai, bas  
Jise zehar pi raha hun.  

Khud se hi bair hai ab,  
Duniya se kya gila hai,  
Jashn-e-gham manata 
Aansu mein pi raha hun.  

Uljhnein meri saheli,  
Aansu mere saathi hai,  
Pal pal bikhar ke janid,  
Apni zindagi ji raha hun.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024


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When Silence Fills the Space

Shaista, you were the light in every dark night,  
Your voice, a melody that made all wrongs right.  
I lived for the warmth in your every word,  
Now left cold in silence, with nothing heard.  

Once, every whisper would touch my core,  
Every moment with you, I'd crave for more.  
Now silence sits heavy, like a stormy sky,  
Your absence lingers, and I just ask why.  

I still hear echoes of laughter you brought,  
The playful banter, the love we sought.  
Yet here I sit, alone in the dark,  
Searching for embers in ashes gone stark.  

Did my words lose their way on the breeze?  
Did I falter, Shaista, or forget to please?  
My restless soul, like a caged bird's flight,  
Wanders through memories on every night.  

If you’d speak, even to show your disdain,  
I’d welcome the storm, the fire, the rain.  
For worse is this quiet, this void so deep,  
Where all I can do is remember and weep.  

Shaista, if walls of pride hold us apart,  
Let them shatter to reveal my heart.  
I call to you not out of simple despair,  
But because without you, there's emptiness there.  

I’ve written a thousand words you’ll never read,  
Poured out my soul with each silent plead.  
I’d give every breath, every heartbeat and tear,  
Just to hear your voice calling me near.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Takta Hoon Tum Ko

Takta hoon tum ko, yeh dil behak jata hai  
Tumhare jalwe mein jahan tham sa jata hai  

Tumhari aankhon ki gehraayi mein doob jata hoon  
Tumhari muskaan pe har dard bhool jata hoon  

Tum chalti ho to hawa gungunane lagti hai  
Tum bolti ho to khamoshi bhi jagti hai  

Yeh dil tumhare lamss ki tamanna liye  
Har lamha teri qurbat ki dua kiye  

Magar tum door ho, yeh faasle kyun hain?  
Yeh faaslon mein bhi mohabbat ke geet kyun hain?  

Takta hoon tum ko, aur jeeta hoon tum mein  
Tumhare khwabon mein, aur haqeeqat ke gum mein

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Guzar ta Nahi Ye Shaam-e-Gham

Guzar ta nahi ye shaam-e-gham  
Zindagi ke dukhon ka hai peham sitam  

Qadam qadam par thakan ka pehra  
Himaton ke chiragh bhi ho gaye madhham  

Musaafir hoon raahon ka jin ko khabar  
Manzilon ka saraab hai, dil ka maatam  

Khawab jo bune the, reza reza huye  
Haath khaali rahe, na raha koi dum  

Sawaal ye hai, aye falak-e-jafa  
Kitna aur sehna hai, bata ye sanam  

Guzar jaye ye shaam-e-gham kisi tarah  
Warna raah mein bikhar jayein hum

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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Love Waits, But I Do Not Rest

I want to make you mine,  
not just in whispered promises,  
not just in silent prayers,  
but in the life we build, brick by brick,  
hand in hand.  

But my hands empty, searching
grasp only air where security should be.  
Not because I do not try,  
not because I do not dream,  
but because the world demands more  
than love alone.  

I am not afraid of struggle.  
I am not ashamed of waiting.  
But I fear the days slipping,  
the distance stretching,  
the time that asks me, "When?"
when I have no answer yet.  

I do not want to come to you  
with only poetry in my pockets,  
with only love in my voice.  
I want to bring you a future,  
solid as the ground beneath our feet,  
safe as the home I will build for us.  

So I walk forward,  
step by step, fight by fight,  
knowing that one day,  
when I stand before you,  
it won’t just be as a lover
but as the man who kept his promise.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2025

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Mein Pis Chuka Hun

Duniya ki iss reet se,  
Rishton ki iss preet se,  
Mooh se, man meet se,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Jhuti muskurahat mein,  
Dil ki her chaahat mein,  
Dard ki is parwaahat mein,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Mitti se bane wajood mein,  
Sapnon ke thake usool mein,  
Aansu ki har boond mein,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Guzar gayi jo rahein thi,  
Khwabon ki jo baahein thi,  
Khoye hue fasane ki raahein thi,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Duniya ke rangon se door hoon,  
Apne hi rang mein choor hoon,  
Bas khamoshi mein purzor hoon,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Khatam hui umeedon ki baat,  
Rishton ka har pyaala saath,  
Dil ke har zakhm ki baat,  
Mein pis chuka hun.  

Mujhe yun hi rehne do ab,  
Apni tanhaayi mein jeene do ab,  
Is fasane se rukhsat lene do ab,  
Kyunki, mein pis chuka hun.

Copyright © Janid Kashmiri | Year Posted 2024

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