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

andaaz: mannerism, style

1 / 10: andaaz

dost ban kar bhinaheen saath nibhaane wala

wahi andaaz hai

zaalim ka zamaane wala

though being my friend

he does not stand by me

just like the way

the heartless world always behaves

Ahmad Faraz (21)
dost (7)

friend

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

zaalim (8)

oppressor, tyrant

in the world

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)

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2 / 10: andaaz

honTon pe latife hain

awaaz mein chaale hain

in this city,

the style of living is so strange

wit and smile on the lips

but sharp edges in the voice

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shahar (1)

city

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

unique, strange, quaint

honTon (2)

lips

awaaz (2)

voice

chaale (1)

blisters, sores

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3 / 10: andaaz

saaya bhi juda ho gaya

jab waqt pada hai

for ages

it has been this way

even your shadow leaves

when bad times fall

ages, centuries

waqt (19)

time

saaya (5)

shadow

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

juda (1)

separate, leave

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4 / 10: andaaz

jo chale chhuT ke qafas se

wo giraftaar chale

in such a way the captor

has set them free

they flew out of the cage

but are hostages still

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

captor, hunter

azaad (1)

free, freedom

qafas (5)

cage, prison

arrested, captive

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5 / 10: andaaz

rakh de koyi

paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage

behold the flourish

of my bloom-laden eloquence

when someone

places a goblet of wine before me

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

boasting, flowery speech

speech, speaking

cup, measure

sahbaa (3)

wine

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6 / 10: andaaz

marta huun main jis par

vo adaa aur hi kuchh hai

catastrophes they sure are

those airs and those manners

that style and grace for which i die

oh, it is something else

aafat (1)

calamity, catastrophe, disaster

naaz (5)

grace, pride, hauteur

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

adaa (3)

style, grace

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7 / 10: andaaz

haaye zaalim, tera

andaaz-e-karam kya kahiye

behind the comfort's veil, what to say

of this tyranny and cruelty

oh you tyrant, what to say

of your style of kindness

parda (4)

veil

lutf (7)

comfort, joy, pleasure

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

sitam (12)

tyranny, cruelty

zaalim (8)

oppressor, tyrant

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

karam (9)

kindness, grace, favor

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8 / 10: andaaz

aur ye bhi dekhte hain

koyi dekhta na ho

she looks in the mirror

to check herself out

she also looks to make sure

no one's looking

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

dekhte (3)

to see

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9 / 10: andaaz

mera lahja bhi tere saath

badal sakta hai

change the manner

of your speech, or else

i will be compelled to

change my tone as well

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

speech, eloquence

badal (4)

change

varna (6)

or else

lahja (2)

manner, tone

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10 / 10: andaaz

varna duniya mein

koi baat nai baat nahin

the style of narration

changes everything, ‘saif’

if not, in this world

there is nothing new to say

andaaz (10)

mannerism, style

varna (6)

or else

bayaan (8)

narration, declaration

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