19 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
intezaar: waiting
1 / 19: intezaar
do aarzoo mein kaT gaye
do intezaar mein
seeking a long life
i got myself four days
two spent in wanting
and two in waiting
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2 / 19: intezaar
tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai
main intezaar mein huun
what is this intoxication
what is this strange dizziness
you had come and gone
and i am still waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)
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3 / 19: intezaar
safar safar hai
mera intezaar mat karna
i am leaving with the
intent to return, but
journey is a journey,
don’t wait up for me
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (27)
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4 / 19: intezaar
un ko ye intezaar
taqaaza kare koyi
it is my desire
that she lifts the veil herself
and she waits for
someone to request
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5 / 19: intezaar
na tum hi laut ke aaye
na waqt-e-shaam hua
was waiting
to celebrate diwali together
neither did you return
nor is it time yet for the celebration
waiting
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)
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6 / 19: intezaar
aayi hai january
to december chala gaya
a moment of closeness
and then a year of waiting again
january has come
but december has gone
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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7 / 19: intezaar
sadiyon guzar gayi hain
tere intezaar mein
show some concern
for this endless life of mine
ages have gone by
just waiting for you
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8 / 19: intezaar
ye haadsa tha ki main
umr bhar safar mein raha
i knew that those at home
were waiting for me
the misfortune was that i spent
my whole life out traveling
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9 / 19: intezaar
agar aur jeete rehte
yahi intezaar hota
it wasn’t in my fate
to be with my beloved
had i lived longer, i would
only have waited in vain
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)
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10 / 19: intezaar
baat toh sirf ek raat ki thi magar
intezaar aapka umr bhar kar liya
please notice my naivete
i believed the promise you made
sure, it was mentioned one night
and i waited for you all my life
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)
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11 / 19: intezaar
to intezaar mein baiTha
huaa huun shaam se main
that moon told me this and left
that she will come out today
i am here all evening
waiting in anticipation
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12 / 19: intezaar
muddat huyi palak se palak
aashna naheen
o radiance of my soul and sight,
while longing for you
my eyes haven't closed
in ages
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13 / 19: intezaar
tu saamne hai
aur tera intezaar hai
i am so surprised
in this evening of union
you are in front of me
yet i am still waiting for you
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14 / 19: intezaar
magar woh shaam
kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi
every evening i waited
for that one evening
but that one evening
did not come on any evening
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)
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15 / 19: intezaar
phir bhi
masroof-e-intezaar hai dil
i know
she will not come
but yet,
my heart is busy waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)
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16 / 19: intezaar
magar humein to
tera intezaar karna tha
no promise, no assurance
no hope
yet, i had to
keep waiting for you
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17 / 19: intezaar
kahin qubuul na ho jaaye
iltijaa meri
by coming, hope she wouldn’t ruin
my pleasure of waiting
hope she doesn't accept
my pleas for her to come
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18 / 19: intezaar
tu mera shauq dekh
mera intezaar dekh
understand i am not
worthy of your attention
but look at my passion
and at my patience
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19 / 19: intezaar
hai wasl se zyaada
mazaa intezaar ka
so many kinds of unmet desires
coursing through the heart
but more fun in the waiting
than there is in the getting
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