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

charaagh: lamp, light, flame

1 / 14: charaagh

sutuun-e-daar pe rakhte chalosaron ke charaagh

jahaan talak ye sitam ki

siyaah raat chale

keep putting lamps of heads

on the pillars of the gallows

as long as this dark night

of tyranny continues

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

charaagh (14)

lamp, light, flame

sutuun (1)

pillar, column

daar (2)

gallows / trees

saron (1)

heads

sitam (12)

tyranny, cruelty

siyaah (1)

dark, black

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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2 / 14: charaagh

basthi ka har charaagh

bujhana pada hamein

for me to shine my lamp

as the moon

i had to snuff out

all the other lamps in the city

lamp, light, flame

waaste (2)

inorderto

basthi (1)

city

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3 / 14: charaagh

hai ye ghar roshan hamin se hain

charaagh-e-khaana ham

the scars of the heart

now gleam and say

it is our light, 'faheem'

that keeps this home bright

daagh (4)

scars, stains

dil (94)

heart

chamak (2)

sparkle

lamp, light, flame

khaana (5)

room, section, space

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4 / 14: charaagh

aur is ka ilzaam bhei

hava par chala gaya hai

the lamps have been extinguished

by conspiracies within

yet, the blame was cast

conveniently on the wind

lamp, light, flame

andar (5)

inside

conspiracies

bujhe (1)

extinguished

ilzaam (2)

accusation

hava (7)

breeze, wind

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

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5 / 14: charaagh

tera haath haath mein aa gaya ke

charaagh raah mein jal gaye

achieving my goals has become easier

winds have changed direction in my favor

when your hand did join my hand

bright lamps lit up my entire path

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

lamp, light, flame

rukh (13)

face, direction

sahal (1)

easy

goals, destinations

hawa (5)

breeze, wind

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6 / 14: charaagh

duniya tere khayaal se

raushan hui to hai

with just one lamp

many lamps are lit

the whole world is brightened

just by the thought of you

lamp, light, flame

khayaal (14)

thoughts

brightness, light up

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7 / 14: charaagh

chaman mein aayegi fasl-e-baharaan

hum naheen honge

flame of life will shine bright

but i won't be there

season of blossoms will come to the garden

but i won't be there

lamp, light, flame

zindagi (39)

life

radiant, lit up

chaman (5)

garden

fasl (4)

crop, season

spring

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8 / 14: charaagh

charaagh-e-sahar hoon

bujha chaahataa hoon

i am a guest for a few moments

oh, companions of the gathering

i am the lamp at dawn

and i wish to fade away

dam (9)

moment, breath

guest

ahl (4)

people

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

lamp, light, flame

sahar (5)

dawn

bujha (3)

extinguish, snuff out

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9 / 14: charaagh

jala ke apna diya

raushni makaan mein la

lights of the street are surely

a thousand times brighter

but light your own lamp

and bring light into the house

lamp, light, flame

path

bright, shining

light, brightness

makaan (5)

house

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10 / 14: charaagh

jab khayaal-e-sanam

charaagh hua

why wouldn't

the lovers' hearts be radiant

when the thought of the beloved

lights up like a flame

dil (94)

heart

lovers (plural of aashiq)

brightness, light up

khayaal (14)

thoughts

sanam (4)

beloved, idol

lamp, light, flame

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11 / 14: charaagh

woh kya gaye

charaagh-e-tamanna bujha gaye

there was a light in my heart

that is now gone

when they left

they snuffed out the flame of longing

light, brightness

dil (94)

heart

lamp, light, flame

tamanna (12)

wish, desire

bujha (3)

extinguish, snuff out

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12 / 14: charaagh

charaagh-e-raah hai

manzil naheen

go past the intellect

for this light

is but an illumination of the path

not the destination

guzar (13)

pass through, spent

aqal (3)

mind, intellect

noor (10)

light, radiance

lamp, light, flame

raah (22)

street, path

manzil (24)

goal, destination

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13 / 14: charaagh

tumhare husn-e-takallum se

kya naheen hota

lamps light up,

fragrance in morning breeze

what can’t happen

with your beautiful eloquence

lamp, light, flame

jalte (4)

light up, burn

baad (10)

breeze / after

saba (5)

breeze, zephyr

husn (19)

beauty

speech, eloquence

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14 / 14: charaagh

ajeeb log hain

deewaane hona chaahte hain

all wish to be

moths to a flame

strange people…

all seeking to be mad

ajeeb (7)

strange, weird

lamp, light, flame

moths

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