20 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
khud: myself
1 / 20: khud
husn khud betaab hai
jalwa dikhaane ke liye
love gets a bad rap needlessly
for the pleasure of watching
though beauty herself is impatient
for her splendor to be seen
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2 / 20: khud
maqsad tu khud apna
bana leta to kya hota
what is the purpose of life
god only knows
but what if you figured out
your own purpose
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)
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3 / 20: khud
if i can get
through myself
i can get through
any calamity
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (52)
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4 / 20: khud
mujhe pasand naheen hai
mudaakhalat apni
i will meet myself one day
and will say plainly
listen, i don't like my
meddling and interference
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (37)
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5 / 20: khud
khud ko
be-etibaar karte ho
why do you make promises
again and again
you only make
yourself untrustworthy
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)
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6 / 20: khud
main ne khud ko hi
intekhaab kiya
i was in search
of that someone
finally, i ended up
choosing myself
Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (52)
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7 / 20: khud
khud ko pehchan
lo to behtar hai
before others
figure you out
better you
figure yourself out
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8 / 20: khud
ham se zamaana khud hai
zamaane se ham naheen
the world has no stength
to destroy me
the world springs from me
i am not sustained by it
1959: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (52)
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9 / 20: khud
shama ka jism pighalne
ke baad aayi
this light hasn’t come into
your room all by itself
it has come after burning
the body of a candle
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)
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10 / 20: khud
mujh pe khud bhi khul naheen paata
kidhar jaata hoon main
passion for destination as companion
emotion of the heart as my guide
even i myself cannot fathom
where i am headed
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11 / 20: khud
khud apni zaat pe shak
dil mein aaye hain kya kya
only god knows, yagana,
who i am and what i am
many doubts have crept into my heart
about my very self
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (37)
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12 / 20: khud
un ko ye intezaar
taqaaza kare koyi
it is my desire
that she lifts the veil herself
and she waits for
someone to request
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13 / 20: khud
vo khud gulaab tha
us ko gulaab kya deta
i wished to present
her with a rose
when she herself is a rose
what rose can i possibly offer her
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)
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14 / 20: khud
ab hai wahi pasand
jo ho yaar ko pasand
i used to be so self-absorbed
but in love
i like only that which
my beloved likes
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15 / 20: khud
kis qadar sakht muhim thi ki
jo sar kar aaya
to get to know myself
i had to pass through myself
what a difficult challenge it was
that i had to overcome
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16 / 20: khud
gar aap khud khush ho to
sab ko khush kar sakte hain
by grace, kindness is
found in the heart
if you are happy yourself…
you can make others happy
Anonymous
kindness
kindness, grace, favor
heart
respectful 'you'
myself
happy
all
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)
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17 / 20: khud
khud bhi roenge
ghareebon ko rulaane waale
anything that crosses a limit
is bound to strike back
those who make the helpless weep
will one day cry themselves
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18 / 20: khud
ek ajnabi ki tarah
main khud apne ghar mein tha
no one in my home
understood my joys and sorrows
like a stranger, i lived
in my own home
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)
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19 / 20: khud
ham ne khud apni
tamannaaon ko jeene na diya
to whom will i complain, hayat,
about this life of desolation
i myself did not let my
aspirations live and thrive
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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20 / 20: khud
khud ko ghar se
nikaal rakkha hai
for the well-being
of the house
i have kept myself
out of it
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)
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