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

tanhaayi: loneliness, solitude

1 / 10: tanhaayi

is aalam-e-veeraan meinya anjuman-aaraai

do roz ki mehfil hai

ek umr ki tanhaayi

what use decorating the gathering

in this desolate world

two days of festivities

and a lifetime of loneliness

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (3)
aalam (10)

world, state

desolate, empty

gathering, assembly

aaraai (2)

adornment, decoration

roz (12)

day, every day

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

umr (16)

life

loneliness, solitude

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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2 / 10: tanhaayi

ye shikasta bam-o-dar bhi

humsafar ho jaayenge

in the desert of loneliness

learn the art of living

these broken doors and windows

will become your companions too

companion

loneliness, solitude

dasht (3)

wilderness, desert

skill, art, method

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3 / 10: tanhaayi

ik samundar hai

meri tanhaayi

a boat it is

the memory of you, if

my loneliness

is an ocean

safina (2)

boat

yaad (32)

memory, remember

sea, ocean

loneliness, solitude

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4 / 10: tanhaayi

ye lijiye aap ka ghar aa gaya hai

haath chhoDen

i am used to solitude

forget about me

here, your home has arrived

please leave my hand

loneliness, solitude

aadat (3)

habit

haath (10)

hand

to leave

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5 / 10: tanhaayi

be-matlab baaton

se achchhi khaamoshi

better than pointless get-togethers

is solitude

better than meaningless talk

is silence

pointless, aimless

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

behtar (5)

better

loneliness, solitude

meaningless

silence

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6 / 10: tanhaayi

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhaayi ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

roz (12)

day, every day

catastrophe, apocalypse

cheez (6)

things, matter

doosra (3)

other, something else

shab (12)

evening, night

loneliness, solitude

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7 / 10: tanhaayi

do roz ki mehfil hai

ik umr ki tanhaayi

what festivity is this

in a ruined realm

two days of celebration

a lifetime of loneliness

aalam (10)

world, state

desolate, empty

gathering, assembly

aaraai (2)

adornment, decoration

roz (12)

day, every day

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

umr (16)

life

loneliness, solitude

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8 / 10: tanhaayi

tanhaayi mein bhi

apni hi mehfil sajaayi

when I found myself

i found joy even in worldly sorrows

even in solitude

i arranged my own gathering

loneliness, solitude

gham (18)

sorrow, sadness

aalam (10)

world, state

khushi (8)

happiness

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

arrange, decorate

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9 / 10: tanhaayi

tarsoge kal hujuum mein

tanhaayi ke liye

your complaint today is

you are lonely, ‘shahryar’

tomorrow in the crowd,

you will long for solitude

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

gila (9)

fault, complaint

akela (4)

alone, by oneself

long for, pine for

hujuum (4)

crowd, throng

loneliness, solitude

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10 / 10: tanhaayi

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

loneliness, solitude

udaasi (3)

sadness

kasak (1)

longing

restlessness

saunp (1)

entrust, hand over

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