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

saaqi

wine-pourer, bartender

1 / 6: saaqi

duur se aaye thay, saaqi

sun ke maikhaane ko hum

bas taraste hi chale afsos

paimaane ko hum

we have come from afar, o wine-pourer,

hearing of your tavern

and, regretfully, we left

thirsting for a single cup

Nazeer Akbarabadi (7)
duur (7)

distant, far away

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

taverns

long for, thirst

afsos (1)

regret, sorrow

Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (62)

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2 / 6: saaqi

dard-e-sar hai

khumaar se mujh ko

jald le kar sharaab

aa saaqi

the intoxication has

left me with a hangover

quickly, o wine-pourer,

fetch me another drink

dard (20)

pain

sar (5)

front, top, head

also intoxication

jald (1)

fast, quick

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

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3 / 6: saaqi

tez hai aaj

dard-e-dil, saaqi

talkhi-e-mai ko

tez-tar kar de

it is sharper today

the pain of my heart

strengthen the wine

oh cup-bearer

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

talkhi (1)

sharpness, intensity

mai (5)

spirit, liquor

sharper, stronger

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4 / 6: saaqi

jab jaam diya tha saaqi ne

jab daur chala tha mehfil mein

ik hosh ki saa'at kya kahiye

kuch yaad rahi kuch bhool gaye

when the wine-pourer handed me the cup

when the drinks were flowing freely

what to say of that moment of awareness

some things remembered, some forgotten

jaam (9)

wine cup, goblet

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

daur (3)

age, era, period

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

hosh (6)

consciousness

saa'at (1)

moment, time

yaad (27)

memory, remember

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5 / 6: saaqi

ho mohtaseeb ki khair

uncha hai usi ke naam se

rind ka saaqi ka mae ka

khum ka paemaane ka naam

may god (or critics) be blessed

it is because of them

the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine

cask and goblet have gained fame

inspectorofvirtue

khair (1)

welfare, good, well

rind (2)

free-spirited reveler

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

mae (1)

wine

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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6 / 6: saaqi

aqaa’ed vahm hai mazhab

khayaal-e-khaam hai saaqi

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

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

vahm (2)

illusion, suspicion, fear

mazhab (5)

religion

khayaal (14)

thoughts

saaqi (6)

wine-pourer, bartender

azal (3)

eternity, from beginning

zehn (4)

mind

insaan (11)

human

basta (1)

bundle

auhaam (1)

superstition

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