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

noor: light, radiance

1 / 10: noor

woh shab ko behijaabjo mehfil mein aa gaya

kya noor tha ki

shama ko parvaana kar diya

when that evening she came,

unveiled, to the gathering

oh, what a glow,

that turned the flame into a moth

Waheed Allahabadi (2)
shab (12)

evening, night

unveiled

mehfil (17)

gathering, concert

noor (10)

light, radiance

shama (5)

lamp, candle, wax

moth

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2 / 10: noor

kuchh faza kuchh

hasrat-e-parvaaz ki baaten karo

through the bars of the cage

some light is seeping through

speak of the expanse

speak of the desire to fly

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1997: India Commemorative Stamp

qafas (5)

cage, prison

bars

noor (10)

light, radiance

faza (3)

environment, expanse

hasrat (10)

desire, mostly unmet

flight

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3 / 10: noor

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

noor (10)

light, radiance

jaan (15)

life, strength / beloved

deeda (4)

eyes, sight

waiting

muddat (5)

period, duration

palak (1)

eyelid

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

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4 / 10: noor

jo kisi ke kaam na aa sakey

main vo ek musht-e-gubaar huun

am not the light of anyone’s eyes

nor offer comfort to any heart

could not be of value to anyone

was just a handful of dust

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

noor (10)

light, radiance

dil (94)

heart

qaraar (5)

peace, calm, tranquil

kaam (12)

work

musht (2)

fistful

gubaar (1)

dust

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5 / 10: noor

ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi

dariya-e-noor tha?

soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,

the preacher was awakened

was that a goblet of wine, or

radiant river of light?

vaaiz (4)

priest, holy man

eyes

khul (4)

open

jaam (10)

wine cup, goblet

mai (6)

spirit, liquor

dariya (12)

river

noor (10)

light, radiance

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6 / 10: noor

isi siyah samundar se

noor niklega

the results of my passion

will surely emerge

glowing light will spring from

the depths of the dark ocean

noor (10)

light, radiance

junoon (9)

passion, madness

result, outcome

zaroor (4)

forsure, surely

emerge

siyah (1)

dark

sea, ocean

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7 / 10: noor

charaagh-e-raah hai

manzil naheen

go past the intellect

for this light

is but an illumination of the path

not the destination

guzar (13)

pass through, spent

aqal (3)

mind, intellect

noor (10)

light, radiance

lamp, light, flame

raah (22)

street, path

manzil (24)

goal, destination

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8 / 10: noor

na hoti mohabbat

na hota zuhoor

from gloom, love drew

the radiance of light

without love

there is no sight

love

zulmat (2)

darkness

extract

noor (10)

light, radiance

zuhoor (1)

sight, manifestation

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9 / 10: noor

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

noor (10)

light, radiance

rukh (13)

face, direction

jabr (1)

oppression, compulsion

surrounding, ambience

zulmat (2)

darkness

glitter, spreading

jamaal (4)

light, beauty, elegance

farda (2)

dawn, tomorrow

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10 / 10: noor

wahin par noor-e-imaan hai

wahin raah-e-yaqeen nikli

where the borders of

temples and mosques end

radiance of belief shines forth

the road to conviction begins

jahaan (16)

world, universe

borders, boundaries

dair (2)

holy place of Hindus

haram (4)

sacred or holy place

noor (10)

light, radiance

imaan (5)

faith

raah (22)

street, path

yaqeen (10)

faith, belief

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