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9 Urdu couplets and shers with talaash

talaash: quest, search

1 / 9: talaash

thi kisi shakhs kitalaash mujhe

main ne khud ko hi

intekhaab kiya

i was in search

of that someone

finally, i ended up

choosing myself

Jaun Eliya (15)
shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

khud (23)

myself

intekhaab (m) (3)

choice, selection

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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2 / 9: talaash

tum mujh se poochhte ho

mera hausla hai kya

i am searching for a new beginning

in the midst of a raging storm

and you are asking me

if i have courage

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

aandhiyon (f) (1)

storms

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

sabaa (m) (3)

gentle breeze, zephyr

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

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3 / 9: talaash

jab se chale hain ghar se

musalsal safar mein hain

what am i in quest of?

under whose influence am i?

since the time i left home

i’ve been continuously traveling

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

asar (m) (7)

effect, impact

musalsal (m) (3)

continuous, always, constant

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

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4 / 9: talaash

phir is ke baad

thoda muqaddar talaash kar

work hard too, keep faith too

find a path too

after all this...

look for a little luck

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

koshish (f) (3)

attempt, effort

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

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5 / 9: talaash

jise qareeb se dekha

woh doosra nikla

that which i sought

my entire life

when i saw it up close

turned out to be quite different

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

lifelong

bhar (m) (10)

fill

qareeb (4)

near, close

doosra (m) (3)

other, something else

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

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6 / 9: talaash

pehchaanta naheen hoon abhi

rahbar ko main

i go searching for a short while

with whoever is whizzing past

i am yet to find someone

a guide to show the way

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

rau (m) (2)

gallop, rhythm

pehchaanta (m) (1)

spot, identify

rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

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7 / 9: talaash

raah-e-aashiqi ka taqaaza yehi hai ke

kashti chale par saahil na aaye

i found so much joy in the seeking of my desire

i am praying the destination never arrives

the demand of the path of love is just this:

boat keeps sailing, but shore is never reached

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talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

talab (m) (6)

demand, desire, wish

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

dua (m) (11)

blessing, prayer

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

raah (m) (23)

street, path

aashiqi (f) (3)

love

taqaaza (m) (5)

demand, requirement

kashti (f) (2)

boat

saahil (m) (5)

shore, coast

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8 / 9: talaash

gharon se door bhi

ghar ke liye base hue hain

in search of livelihood

this stage is so strange that

we have settled far away from home

just for the sake of our homes

ajab (m) (9)

strange, odd, unique

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

rizq (m) (1)

livelihood, sustenance

marhala (m) (1)

stage

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9 / 9: talaash

kal apno ki talaash mein tha

aaj apni talaash mein huun

i was on a journey yesterday

and still am today

yesterday, in search of my dear ones

today, in search of myself

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safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

apno (m) (2)

lovedones

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

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