1/2: sadiyan

itna kyun sikhaye

jaa rahi hai zindagi?

humne kaunsi sadiyan

guzarni hai yahan

why is life teaching me

so many lessons?

how many ages am I

going to spend here?

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(22)

sadiyan (2) generations, ages

guzarni (1) spend

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/2: sadiyan

aane waale sadiyan

tumko yaad karenge, humasron

jab unko ye pata chalega

tum federer ko dekha tha

generations to come will

remember you, my contemporaries

when they come to know

that you have seen federer

Ahmed Faraz

(21)

sadiyan (2) generations, ages

humasron (1) contemporaries

pata chalega (1) figure out, get to know

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

Get Alfaaz ki Mehfil in WhatsApp every morning

Ashaar (couplets) on other themes

Friends, Family & Community (108)

Life, Living & Dying (104)

Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

Love, Passion and Longing (88)

Beauty, Charm & Union (84)

Voice, Expression & Language (61)

Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

Nature, World & Universe (44)

Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

Ashaar (couplets) by others

Mirza Ghalib (60)

Faiz Ahmed Faiz (22)

Ahmed Faraz (21)

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

Mohammed Iqbal (18)

Firaq Gorakhpuri (12)

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

Jigar Moradabadi (11)

Nida Fazli (11)

Bahadur Shah Zafar (10)

Akbar Allahabadi (10)

Mohammad Iqbal (8)

Ameer Minai (6)

Zehra Nigaah (5)

Josh Malihabadi (4)

Rajesh Reddy (4)

Rahat Indori (4)

Syed Shahed (4)

Zafar Iqbal (4)