1/1: yaaro

kitne dinon ke

pyaase honge yaaro socho to

shabnam ka qatra bhi

jin ko dariya lagta hai

imagine for how long

they have been parched

for whom even a dew drop

seems a river

Qaisarul Jafri

(2)

dariya (10) river

qatra (3) drop, drop of water

yaaro (1) friends

socho (1) think

shabnam (2) dew

Theme:Miscellany (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)

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

Nasir Kazmi (8)

Abdul Hamid Adam (6)

Hasrat Mohani (4)

Shahzad Ahmad (4)

Bekhud Dehlvi (4)

Abdul Hameed Adam (3)

Abbas Tabish (3)

Meer Taqi Meer (3)

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)

Khumar Barabankavi (3)

Hafeez Banarasi (2)

Syed Abdul ‘Adam’ Hamid (2)

Qaisarul Jafri (2)

Kafeel Aazar Amrohvi (2)

Mohsin Bhopali (2)