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

salaam

greeting, farewell

1 / 5: salaam

kiska kaaba? kaisa qibla?

kaun haram hai? kya ehraam?

kooche ke us ke baashindon ne

sab ko yahin se salaam kiya

which sanctum? what holy direction?

who is divine? which holy robes?

from the lane of the beloved

we bid farewell to all

Mir Taqi Mir (13)
kaaba (3)

holy mosque in Mecca

qibla (1)

direction of prayer

haram (4)

sacred or holy place

ehraam (1)

pilgrimage attire

kooche (3)

street

residents, inhabitants

salaam (5)

greeting, farewell

Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)

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2 / 5: salaam

dabaa ke qabr mein

sab chal diye dua na salaam

zara si der mein

kya ho gaya zamaane ko

after burying me, they all walked away

without a greeting or a prayer

what has happened to the world

in such a short time

dabaa (1)

bury, suppress

qabr (5)

grave, tomb

dua (11)

blessing, prayer

salaam (5)

greeting, farewell

world, age, days

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3 / 5: salaam

na jaane ruuth ke baitha hai

dil ka chain kahan

mile to us ko

hamaara koyi salaam kahe

not sure where my peace

has gone away, angry and sulking

should you see her

please convey my greetings

chain (4)

peace

ruuth (1)

angry

salaam (5)

greeting, farewell

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4 / 5: salaam

is adaa se

mujhe salaam kiya

ek hi aan mein

ghulaam kiya

with such grace

did she greet me

in a trice

she enslaved me

adaa (3)

style, grace

salaam (5)

greeting, farewell

aan (1)

moment

slave

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5 / 5: salaam

jhuk kar salaam karne mein

kya harj hai magar

sar itna mat jhukaao ki

dastaar gir pade

what harm is there

in bowing respectfully, but

don’t bend so much

that your hat falls off

jhuk (2)

bow

salaam (5)

greeting, farewell

harj (1)

harm, objection

magar (18)

yet, but

sar (5)

front, top, head

turban, head-dress

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