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20 Urdu couplets and shers with sab

sab: all

Description of sab: Sab refers to everyone or everything. Unlike tamam, which is formal, sab is common. Differs from kul by tone. In Urdu expression, sab emphasizes inclusiveness.

1 / 20: sab

ghazal ka sher to hota haibas kisi ke liye

magar sitam hai ki

sab ko sunaana padta hai

there is this one couplet in poetry

meant for that special someone

but it is cruelty that

to everyone it must be recited

Azhar Inayati (3)
ghazal (m) (4)

poem

sher (m) (12)

couplet, poem

magar (30)

yet, but

sitam (m) (13)

tyranny, cruelty

sab (20)

all

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

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2 / 20: sab

hum ik bazm mein thay

ye sab se judaa thay

not tied to the heretic,

not bound to the pious

present in the same gathering

but apart from them all

kaafir (m) (5)

infidel, disbeliever

khalwat (f) (2)

loneliness / intimacy

zaahid (m) (8)

priest, pious person

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

sab (20)

all

judaa (2)

separated

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3 / 20: sab

jab se dekhi ‘nazir’

dil ki kitaab

the meaning of all books

became evident

when i read, ‘nazir’,

the volume of my heart

sab (20)

all

khul (4)

open

maani (f) (4)

meaning

dil (m) (119)

heart

kitaab (m) (5)

book

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4 / 20: sab

kunj-e-qafas mein mujh ko

giraftaar dekh kar

all my fellow travelers moved on

and left me alone

seeing me trapped

in the corner of the cage

sab (20)

all

humsafar (m) (5)

companion

chhoD (10)

leave

tanha (m) (8)

alone

kunj (1)

corner, secluded spot

qafas (m) (6)

cage, prison

arrest, confine

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5 / 20: sab

har ghar mein bas

ek hi kamraa kam hai

everyone is just

one step away from happiness

every home is short of

just one room

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

sab (20)

all

khushi (f) (8)

happiness

faasla (m) (7)

distance

qadam (m) (5)

step

kamraa (m) (3)

room

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6 / 20: sab

har ek shakhs ka

apna khayaal hota hai

it is impossible that everyone

agrees with what you say

each person has

her or his own thoughts

sab (20)

all

muttafiq (m) (1)

in agreement, of one mind

impossible

shakhs (m) (17)

person, individual

khayaal (m) (17)

thoughts

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7 / 20: sab

tum mere ghar mein na aao

to na aaye koi

comfort, pleasure, and joy...

all exist because of you

if you do not come to my home,

then let no one come

raahat (f) (3)

comfort, ease

aish (f) (7)

fun, frolic

tarab (m) (4)

ecstasy, high emotion

sab (20)

all

dam (m) (10)

moment, breath, presence

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8 / 20: sab

dushman to mom ho gaye

patthar vahi raha

to all, i offered

my words of pleading

my enemies melted like wax, but

the stone-hearted remained the same

sab (20)

all

huruuf (m) (1)

words

iltijaa (m) (3)

plea, prayer

nazr (1)

gift, offering

dushman (m) (8)

enemy

mom (m) (1)

wax

patthar (m) (6)

stone

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9 / 20: sab

zara si der mein

kya ho gaya zamaane ko

after burying me, they walked away

without a greeting or a prayer

what has happened to the world

in such a short time

dabaa (2)

bury, suppress

qabr (m) (5)

grave, tomb

sab (20)

all

chal (6)

moving, walking

dua (m) (11)

blessing, prayer

salaam (m) (6)

greeting, farewell

zamaane (m) (11)

in the world

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10 / 20: sab

raha hai khauf mujhe

waan ki beniyaazi ka

i have placed everything

in god's hands, it is true

but the fear remains

of his or her indifference up there

khuda (m) (34)

god

kaam (m) (15)

work

sab (20)

all

khauf (m) (5)

fear, terror

beniyaazi (f) (1)

indifference

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11 / 20: sab

jab se tu bichhDa hai

tab se aish sab gham ho gaya

with you beside me, my love,

even pain felt like joy

but from the moment you left

ever joy has turned into sorrow

dukh (m) (8)

sorrow, grief

aish (f) (7)

fun, frolic

bichhDa (m) (1)

disperse, part way

tab (3)

pain, shining

sab (20)

all

gham (m) (20)

sorrow, sadness

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12 / 20: sab

usi ka sab hai jalva jo

jahaan mein aashkaaraa hai

in every direction i see

my dear krishna is there

all the splendour revealed

in this world is his alone

jahaan (m) (17)

world, universe

pyaara (2)

beloved

sab (20)

all

jalva (m) (2)

radiance, luminescence

manifest, revealed

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13 / 20: sab

is jahaan mein sab adhuure hain

mukammal kaun hai?

if you lack something,

why complain so much, faheem?

in this world, everyone is incomplete,

who is perfect?

kami (f) (3)

short of

shikaayat (f) (6)

complaint, protest

jahaan (m) (17)

world, universe

sab (20)

all

adhuure (m) (2)

incomplete

complete, full, entire

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14 / 20: sab

wan ek khaamoshi teri

sab ke jawaab mein

millions of words

in turmoil on my lip

and your reply for them all

is just silence

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

sukhan (m) (9)

speech, spoken words

khaamoshi (f) (4)

silence

sab (20)

all

jawaab (m) (7)

answer, reply

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15 / 20: sab

tareeqa ye hai faani

sher kah do

on every tongue, in every heart

you will live forever

this is the way, 'faani'

tell us a couplet

zabaan (m) (14)

language, tongue

dil (m) (119)

heart

sab (20)

all

basoge (1)

you will reside

tareeqa (m) (3)

way, method, manner

faani (f) (2)

mortal, transient

sher (m) (12)

couplet, poem

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16 / 20: sab

aao na ham bhi sair karen

koh-e-tur ki

why should everyone

get the same answer

come, let’s go explore

the mountain of sinai

farz (m) (1)

duty, obligation

sab (20)

all

jawaab (m) (7)

answer, reply

sair (m) (1)

excursion, jaunt

koh (m) (4)

mountain

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17 / 20: sab

mujhe sab saunp kar

sooraj utar jaata hai paani mein

sad evening, loneliness, longing

and the restlessness of memories

the sun sets in the water

entrusting me with everything

Aleena Itrat (6)
udaasi (f) (4)

sadness

shaam (f) (24)

evening

tanhaai (f) (12)

solitude, loneliness

kasak (m) (1)

longing

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

bechaini (f) (2)

restlessness

sab (20)

all

saunp (m) (1)

entrust, hand over

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

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18 / 20: sab

gar aap khud khush ho to

sab ko khush kar sakte hain

by grace, kindness is

found in the heart

if you are happy yourself…

you can make others happy

Anonymous

kindness

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

dil (m) (119)

heart

aap (13)

respectful 'you'

khud (25)

myself

khush (10)

happy

sab (20)

all

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19 / 20: sab

aisa bhi koi hai ki

sab achchha kahein jise

ghalib, don't mind if

the cleric finds you sinful

is there anyone at all

the whole world deems virtuous?

waiz (m) (2)

preacher, holy man

sab (20)

all

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20 / 20: sab

mard ka eitbaar

khoti hai

poverty robs

all seasons of their beauty

and it strips man

of his dignity and trust

muflisi (f) (3)

poverty, destitution

sab (20)

all

bahaar (f) (14)

spring

khoti (1)

lost, diminished in value

mard (m) (4)

man, men

eitbaar (m) (5)

faith, belief

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