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

mahtaab

moon

1 / 4: mahtaab

na itna zulm kar ai chaandni

bahr-e-khuda, chhup ja

tujhe dekhe se yaad aata hai

mujh ko mahtaab apnaa

do not be cruel, o moonlight

for god's sake, hide away

when i see you, i recall

the moon that was mine

Nazeer Akbarabadi (7)
zulm (10)

cruelty, tyranny

moonlight

bahr (5)

sea, body of water

khuda (25)

god

yaad (27)

memory, remember

moon

Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (104)

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2 / 4: mahtaab

har ek raat ko

mahtaab dekhne ke liye

main jaagta huun

tera khwaab dekhne ke liye

to see the full moon

every night

i stay awake

to see you in my dream

moon

khwaab (15)

dream

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3 / 4: mahtaab

ghalib chhuTi sharaab

par ab bhi kabhi kabhi

peeta hoon

roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein

ghalib has given up drinking

but, still, once in a while

i enjoy a drink

on cloudy days and moon-filled nights

chhuti (1)

givenup

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

roz (9)

day, every day

abr (5)

cloud, clouds

shab (11)

evening, night

moon

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4 / 4: mahtaab

zindagi gul hai

naghma hai, mahtab hai

zindagi ko faqat

imtihaan mat samajh

life is beautiful

with melodies and moons

don't think life is just

trials and troubles

naghma (2)

melody, song

moon

faqat (5)

only, just, simply

trials, tests

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