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

saikDon: many, hundreds

1 / 4: saikDon

hava-e-zulm sochti haikis bhanwar mein aa gayi

woh ek diya bujha to

saikDon diye jala gaya

the wind of tyranny wonders

what vortex it finds itself in

as it snuffs out one lamp

a thousand lamps get lit

Ahmad Faraz (21)
hava (7)

breeze, wind

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

sochti (1)

to think

vortex, whirlpool

bujha (3)

extinguish, snuff out

many, hundreds

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2 / 4: saikDon

darwaaza ghar se

saikDon farsang ho gaya

the heart's words don't

find voice even as a whisper

the door has become so

far away from the home

munh (2)

mouth, face

zoaf (1)

weak, feeble

dil (94)

heart

door

many, hundreds

distance (3.75 mi)

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3 / 4: saikDon

saikDon aashiqon ka

khoon kiye baiThi hai

sharper than blade or bow is

that slanted gaze of yours

and there you sit,

having slayed a million lovers

teer (5)

arrow

sword

slanted

nigah (3)

sight, vision, glance

many, hundreds

lovers

khoon (5)

blood

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4 / 4: saikDon

saikDon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless despots of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

poverty, destitution

sights, spectacles

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

many, hundreds

sultan (2)

emperor

jaabir (1)

oppressive, tyrannical

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