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

raaste

path, paths

1 / 4: raaste

go haram ke raaste se

woh pahunch gaye khuda tak

teri raahguzar se jaate to

kuchh aur baat hoti

though he found god

through the holy places

had he taken your path, it would've

turned out a different story

Agha Hashr Kashmiri (1)
haram (4)

sacred or holy place

raaste (4)

path, paths

khuda (25)

god

path

Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)

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2 / 4: raaste

rahbar raahzan na ban jaaye

kahin is soch mein

chup khada hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

rahbar (7)

guide, leader, ruler

robber, looter

soch (3)

think

bhool (14)

forget, mistake

raaste (4)

path, paths

manzil (22)

goal, destination

pata (3)

address, whereabouts

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3 / 4: raaste

ek pal ke rukne se

duur ho gayee manzil

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

when we stopped for a moment

the destination receded away

it isn't just us that's moving

the paths are moving too

pal (7)

moment, nurture

rukne (1)

tostop

duur (7)

distant, far away

manzil (22)

goal, destination

sirf (4)

only

chalte (3)

move, go

raaste (4)

path, paths

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4 / 4: raaste

dar humko bhi lagta hai

raaste ke sannaate se

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

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safar (21)

journey, travel

dar (7)

window, door, gate

raaste (4)

path, paths

silence, quietness

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Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)
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