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

raahzan: robber, looter

1 / 4: raahzan

rahbar raahzan na ban jaaye kahin is soch mein

chup khaDa hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

Aarzoo Lakhnavi (9)

guide, leader, ruler

robber, looter

soch (3)

think

bhool (15)

forget, mistake

path, paths

goal, destination

pata (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (52)

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2 / 4: raahzan

raahzan hai mera rahbar munsif hai mera qaatil

sehlu toh qayaamat hai

kehdu toh bhagaawat hai

the bandit is my guide

the judge is my assassin

if i endure, calamity

if i speak out, mutiny

Anonymous

robber, looter

guide, leader, ruler

judge, arbitrator

murderer, assassin

tolerate, endure

catastrophe, apocalypse

mutiny, revolt

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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3 / 4: raahzan

'majrooh' qaafile ki mere daastaan ye hai

rahbar ne mil ke luuT liya

raahzan ke saath

of our caravans, majrooh,

the story is this

the ruler has looted us

joining hands with the robber

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

caravans

story, tale

guide, leader, ruler

luuT (2)

loot

robber, looter

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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4 / 4: raahzan

tu idhar udhar ki na baat kar ye bata ki qaafila kyuun luTaa

mujhe raahzanon se gila naheen

teri rahbari ka savaal hai

don’t talk about irrelevant stuff

first tell us how the caravan got looted

i have no complaint against the robbers

i have questions about your leadership

caravan

loot

robber, looter

gila (9)

fault, complaint

guidance, leadership

question

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)

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Grit, Resilience, & Courage (52)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (52)

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