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5 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

masjid: mosque

1 / 5: masjid

zaahid, sharaab peene demasjid mein baith kar

ya wo jagah bata de

jahaan par khuda na ho

oh priest, allow me to drink

sitting here in the mosque

or, show me a place

where there is no god

Mirza Ghalib (62)
khuda (29)

god

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

masjid (5)

mosque

jagah (4)

place

bata (9)

speak, tell

de do (2)

send

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)

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2 / 5: masjid

bahut masjid mein sar maara

bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana

nowhere did i see such splendor

as i have in the confines of my heart

though i kocked my head in mosques

and searched endlessly in the temples

jalwa (3)

bright, splendor

khaana (5)

room, section, space

dil (94)

heart

bahut (16)

too much or many

masjid (5)

mosque

sar (6)

front, top, head

search

temple, home of idols

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3 / 5: masjid

hota kuch agar hosh to

maikhaane na jaate

the foolish preacher

invites me into the mosque

if i have any sense, won’t i

find my way to the taverns?

masjid (5)

mosque

zaahid (7)

priest, pious person

fahm (3)

belief, comprehension

hosh (6)

consciousness

taverns

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4 / 5: masjid

kisi rote hue bachche ko

hansaaya jaaye

the mosque is too far from home

maybe we should try this...

why not make

a few crying children smile?

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

masjid (5)

mosque

duur (7)

distant, far away

kids

to make someone smile

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5 / 5: masjid

sukoon is baat ka tha

na mandir ka zikr tha, na masjid ka

the kids were fighting

in the neighborhood, not sure about what

it was such a relief that there was

neither the mention of temple nor mosque

sukoon (6)

comfort, peace

masjid (5)

mosque

neighborhood

jhagad (1)

fight

zikr (8)

mention, remember

mandir (1)

temple

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