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

ilm: knowledge, learning and Urdu couplets and shers with ilm

1 / 5: ilm

kya tujhe ilm naheen teri razaa ki khaatir

maine kis kis ko zamaane mein

khafa rakha hai

don't you know

for the sake of your pleasure

how many in this world

have i upset and alienated

Akhlaque Bandvi (1)

ilm (m) (5)

knowledge, learning

razaa (m) (1)

pleasure, wish

khaatir (m) (5)

caring

zamaane (m) (9)

in the world

khafa (m) (6)

angry, upset

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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2 / 5: ilm

ilm kya ilm ki haqeeqat kya

jaise jis ke

gumaan mein aaye

what is knowledge

what is its truth?

it is what each person

imagines it to be

Yagana Changezi (8)

ilm (m) (5)

knowledge, learning

haqeeqat (f) (7)

reality, fact

gumaan (m) (5)

suspicion, doubt

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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3 / 5: ilm

peeye baiTha huun josh ilm-o-nazar ke saikDoN qulzum

are, phir bhi, balaa ki tishnagi

maaloom hoti hai

i have drunk, josh, from hundreds of

oceans of knowledge and insights

but still,

an unbearable thirst grips me

Josh Malihabadi (5)

baiTha (m) (2)

sitting

ilm (m) (5)

knowledge, learning

nazar (m) (30)

perspective, sight

qulzum (m) (2)

ocean, abyss

balaa (m) (2)

troubles / intensity

tishnagi (f) (3)

thirst

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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4 / 5: ilm

kaamil tera hi haq tu magan is khushi mein hai

haa’el yaqeen ilm mein ho

mujh ko Dar ye hai

you revel in the thought

that only your faith is perfect

but my fear is that this stands

in the way of your learning

Syed Shahed (6)

kaamil (m) (3)

complete, full

haq (m) (3)

truth, faith

magan (m) (1)

happy, delusional

haau2019el (m) (1)

obstruct

yaqeen (m) (10)

faith, belief

ilm (m) (5)

knowledge, learning

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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5 / 5: ilm

dard ko dil mein de jagah, shaayar

ilm se shayari

nahi hoti

find a place for pain

in your heart, o poet

no poetry comes

from just knowledge

Anonymous

dard (m) (20)

pain

shaayar (m) (1)

poet

ilm (m) (5)

knowledge, learning

shayari (f) (1)

poetry

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

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Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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