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

siwa

butfor, except

1 / 2: siwa

hayaat ek mustaqqil gham ke siwa

kuch bhi naheen

shaayad khushi bhi yaad aati hai toh

aansoon bankar aati hai

life is nothing

but endless sorrow

even joy, when remembered

returns, perhaps, only as tears

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

hayaat (3)

life

endless, constant

gham (18)

sorrow, sadness

siwa (2)

butfor, except

perhaps, maybe

khushi (7)

happiness

tears

Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (104)

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2 / 2: siwa

duniya ke sitam yaad

na apni hi wafa yaad

ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi

mohabbat ke siwa yaad

i remember neither the world’s cruelty

nor my own faithful toiling

i don’t now remember anything

but my love

1959: Sahitya Akademi

duniya (22)

world

sitam (11)

tyranny, cruelty

yaad (27)

memory, remember

love

siwa (2)

butfor, except

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