12 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
insaan: human
1 / 12: insaan
nutq ne haivaan se
musht-e-khaak ko insaan kiya
can one truly be human
who does not value speech?
it is eloquence that
turned a lump of dust into a human
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2 / 12: insaan
faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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3 / 12: insaan
mushkilein mujh par paDi itni ke
aasaan ho gayee
if a person gets accustomed to grief
then grief disappears
so many difficulties have come upon me
that it has become easy to bear them
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4 / 12: insaan
sar phira de insaan ka
aisa khabt-e-mazhab kya
all but you are infidels?
what does that even mean?
what is this frenzy of faith
that drives a person insane?
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5 / 12: insaan
ishq insaan ki
zaroorat hai
you may not accept it
but it is the truth
love is a necessity
for a human being
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6 / 12: insaan
azal se zehn-e-insaan
basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi
religion but a fanciful belief
a string of delusions
forever the human mind has been
hostage to a bundle of superstitions
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7 / 12: insaan
do gaz zameen bhi chahiye
do gaj kafan ke baad
there is no limit
to the human need
after two yards of shroud
needs two yards of land
ground, earth, land
desire, aspiration
ending, finale
human
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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8 / 12: insaan
mil gaya hai qaatil ko
mansab-e-maseehaayi
behold the condition
of human existence
the killer has been given
the status of a savior
life
human
day of judgment
meet
murderer, assassin
rank, status
savior-hood, prophet-hood
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)
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9 / 12: insaan
farishte bhi kehne lage
kaash hum insaan hote
when the veil suddenly
slipped off her face
angels said to each other
gosh, wish we were human
Anonymous
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10 / 12: insaan
na kuchh marne ka gham hota
na jeene ka maza hota
if one is not familiar
with the pain of love
he feels neither sadness of death
nor joy of life
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11 / 12: insaan
insaan ke sach jhoot
ki pehchaan hain aankhen
no matter what the lips say
the reality is not revealed
the eyes are the real markers
of truth and lies
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12 / 12: insaan
sukhan wo hai jise
har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe
her/his understanding relates to
the language of every heart
and the speech is such that
we all feel it is our own voice
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