13 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
charaagh: lamp, light, flame
1 / 13: charaagh
ab ye kehte hain, 'faheem'
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
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2 / 13: charaagh
saron 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
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3 / 13: charaagh
hum naheen honge
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
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4 / 13: charaagh
kyun na ho raushan
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
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5 / 13: charaagh
aye ahl-e-mehfil
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
1922: Knighted by the British Crown
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6 / 13: charaagh
woh bhi naheen rahi
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
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7 / 13: charaagh
parvaane hona chaahte hain
ajeeb log hain
deewaane hona chaahte hain
all wish to be
moths to a flame
strange people…
all seeking to be mad
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (118)
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8 / 13: charaagh
ki ye noor
charaagh-e-raah hai
manzil naheen
go past the intellect
for this light
is but an illumination of the path
not the destination
1922: Knighted by the British Crown
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9 / 13: charaagh
laakh taabnaak sahi
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
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10 / 13: charaagh
chaand bataane ke waaste
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
Theme: Friends, Family & Community (121)
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11 / 13: charaagh
baad-e-saba mehakti hai
tumhare husn-e-takallum se
kya naheen hota
lamps light up and
fragrance in morning breeze
what can’t happen
with your beautiful eloquence
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12 / 13: charaagh
kayi 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
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (37)
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13 / 13: charaagh
hawa ke rukh bhi badal gaye
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
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