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

saamne: in front of, opposite

1 / 13: saamne

aye jazba-e-dil gar main chaahoonhar cheez muqaabil aa jaaye

manzil ke liye do gaam chaloon

aur saamne manzil aa jaye

o passion of the heart, if i so desire

all things would appear before me

if i take two steps to my goal

the goal itself comes to meet me

Behzad Lakhnavi (1)
saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

manzil (24)

goal, destination

jazba (4)

passion, emotion

in front of, opposite

gaam (1)

step, foot

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (52)

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2 / 13: saamne

saaf chupte bhi nahin

saamne aate bhi nahin

wearing a fine veil

sitting behind a lattice screen

neither quite concealed

nor fully revealed

parda (4)

veil

lattice, hanging screen

chupte (1)

hide

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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3 / 13: saamne

saikDon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless despots of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

poverty, destitution

sights, spectacles

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

many, hundreds

sultan (2)

emperor

jaabir (1)

oppressive, tyrannical

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4 / 13: saamne

tere saamne aasmaan

aur bhi hain

you are a falcon,

your job is to fly

there are more skies

ahead of you

falcon, eagle

flight

kaam (12)

work

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aasmaan (14)

sky

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5 / 13: saamne

sharaab naach rahi thi

gilaas baiThe rahe

this scene unfolds

before my eyes

the wine is dancing

and the glass is sitting still

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aankhon (10)

eyes

waqia (1)

event, scene

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

naach (2)

dance

gilaas (1)

glass

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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6 / 13: saamne

zaahid, tujhe kasam hai

jo tu ho to kya kare

in seclusion and

with wine and beloved with you

o holy man, tell me honestly

what would you do?

solitude, seclusion

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

beloved

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

zaahid (7)

priest, pious person

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7 / 13: saamne

main koh-e-maani ki

bulandi pe khada hoon

every color, every melody

stands humbled before me

as i stand on top of

the mountain of enlightenment

rang (11)

color, colors

aahang (1)

melody

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aajiz (1)

humbled

koh (4)

mountain

maani (4)

meaning

height

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8 / 13: saamne

jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unmet

desires of that hapless traveler

who sits tired by the road,

with his destination in sight

hasrat (10)

desire, mostly unmet

fellow traveler

bekas (1)

hardship, toil, trouble

thak (1)

tired, exhausted

manzil (24)

goal, destination

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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9 / 13: saamne

tu saamne hai

aur tera intezaar hai

i am so surprised

in this evening of union

you are in front of me

yet i am still waiting for you

agitated, surprised

qadar (6)

amount of, degree

shab (12)

evening, night

wasl (7)

meeting, (sexual) union

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

waiting

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10 / 13: saamne

saamne tu ho

tujhe dekha karen

why should i yearn

for other joys?

you in front of me

and me looking at you

ishrat (1)

enjoyment, pleasure

tamanna (12)

wish, desire

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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11 / 13: saamne

saamne baiTha tha mere

aur woh mera na tha

i never imagined

such distances can exist too

he was right in front of me

and, yet, he was not mine

faasle (2)

distances, distance

socha (2)

think

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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12 / 13: saamne

us waqt mujhay bhatka dena

jab saamne manzil aa jaaye

oh perfect guide, i am on the

path to the beloved, but please

lead me astray

when the destination is near

rahbar (7)

guide, leader, ruler

kaamil (3)

complete, full

ready

yaad (32)

memory, remember

waqt (19)

time

bhatka (1)

astray

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

manzil (24)

goal, destination

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13 / 13: saamne

aasmaan pe chaand pura tha

magar aadha laga

it seemed so plain

against the sparkle on her face

the moon was full in the sky

but it appeared to be half

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aasmaan (14)

sky

chehre (5)

face, countenance

chamak (2)

sparkle

aadha (1)

half

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