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

tanhaai: solitude, loneliness

1 / 11: tanhaai

is aalam-e-veeraan meinya anjuman-aaraai

do roz ki mehfil hai

ek umr ki tanhaai

what use decorating the gathering

in this desolate world

two days of festivities

and a lifetime of loneliness

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (2)
aalam (9)

world, state

desolate, empty

gathering, assembly

aaraai (1)

adornment, decoration

roz (12)

day, every day

mehfil (16)

gathering, concert

umr (15)

life

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (109)

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2 / 11: tanhaai

ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi

humsafar ho jaayenge

in the desert of loneliness

learn the art of living

these broken doors and windows

will become your companions too

dasht (3)

wilderness, desert

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

skill, art, method

broken, battered.

dar (9)

window, door, gate

companion

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3 / 11: tanhaai

meri tanhaai ko bas

tera pata yaad aaya

whenever i got respite

from the commotion of this world

my solitude bent

towards memories of you

fursat (5)

leisure, freedom

commotion, uproar

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

pata (5)

address, whereabouts

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4 / 11: tanhaai

ik samundar hai

meri tanhaai

a boat it is

the memory of you, if

my loneliness

is an ocean

safina (2)

boat

yaad (34)

memory, remember

sea, ocean

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

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5 / 11: tanhaai

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhaai ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

roz (12)

day, every day

catastrophe, apocalypse

cheez (6)

things, matter

doosra (3)

other, something else

shab (13)

evening, night

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

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6 / 11: tanhaai

be-matlab baaton

se achchhi khaamoshi

better than pointless get-togethers

is solitude

better than meaningless talk

is silence

maqsad (2)

goal

mehfil (16)

gathering, concert

behtar (5)

better

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

matlab (2)

meaning / concern

silence

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7 / 11: tanhaai

ki apne saath bahut mukhtasar

rahaa huun main

when loneliness beckoned,

i realized

i spent too little time

with myself

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

yaad (34)

memory, remember

bahut (20)

too much or many

abbreviated, concise, short

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8 / 11: tanhaai

tarsoge kal hujuum mein

tanhaai ke liye

your complaint today is

you are lonely, ‘shahryar’

tomorrow in the crowd,

you will long for solitude

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

gila (9)

fault, complaint

akela (5)

alone, by oneself

long for, pine for

hujuum (4)

crowd, throng

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

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9 / 11: tanhaai

tanhaai mein bhi

apni hi mehfil sajaayi

when I found myself

i found joy even in worldly sorrows

even in solitude

i arranged my own gathering

khud (21)

myself

paaya (5)

to gain, to secure

gham (19)

sorrow, sadness

aalam (9)

world, state

khushi (8)

happiness

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

mehfil (16)

gathering, concert

arrange, decorate

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10 / 11: tanhaai

mujhe sab saunp kar

sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein

sad evening, loneliness, longing

and the restlessness of memories

the sun sets in the water

entrusting me with everything

udaasi (3)

sadness

shaam (19)

evening

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

kasak (1)

longing

yaadon (10)

memories, thoughts

restlessness

sab (13)

all

saunp (1)

entrust, hand over

sooraj (4)

sun

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11 / 11: tanhaai

ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai

haath chhoDen

i am used to solitude

forget about me

here, your home has arrived

please leave my hand

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

aadat (3)

habit

to leave

aap (11)

respectful 'you'

haath (10)

hand

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