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

toofan

storm, cyclone

1 / 7: toofan

saahil pe qaid

laakhon safinon ke vaaste

meri shikasta naav hai

toofan liye hue

the piers on the shore

are for lakhs of boats

but my battered boat

is for the storm ahead

Salik Lakhnavi (1)
toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

saahil (4)

shore, coast

qaid (4)

imprisoned, captive

boats

broken, battered.

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2 / 7: toofan

seene mein jalan

aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

seene (7)

heart, chest

jalan (1)

fire, burning

eyes

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

shahr (11)

city

shakhs (14)

person, individual

distressed, troubled

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3 / 7: toofan

khuda tujhe kisi

toofan se aashna kar de

ki tere bahr ki maujon

mein izteraab naheen

may god familiarize

you with some storms

the waves of your sea

seem a little too calm

khuda (25)

god

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

bahr (5)

sea, body of water

maujon (1)

waves

restlessness

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4 / 7: toofan

saahil ke sukoon se

kise inkaar hai lekin

toofan se laDne mein

mazaa aur hi kuchh hai

who will refuse

the comfort of a safe shore

but the joy of fighting a storm

is something else

sukoon (5)

comfort, peace

mazaa (5)

fun, delight

saahil (4)

shore, coast

inkaar (5)

rejection, refusal

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

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5 / 7: toofan

mohabbat ko samajhna hai to

naaseh khud mohabbat kar

kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota

to understand love

you should first fall in love

from the shore, how can you

ever get a sense of the storm

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

shore

estimate, approximation

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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6 / 7: toofan

kinaare hi se toofan ka

tamaasha dekhne wale

kinaare se kabhi

andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota

those who watch the spectacle

of the storm from the shore

from the shore, will never

understand the storm’s fury

shore

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

spectacle, drama, show

kabhi (16)

on occasion

estimate, approximation

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7 / 7: toofan

bacha liya mujhe

toofan ki mauj ne warna

kinaare waale

safina mera Dubo dete

the waves of the storm

saved me, else

those on the shore

would have sunk my boat

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

safina (2)

boat

mauj (5)

wave, waves, enjoyment

Dubo (2)

sink, dip

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