16 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
jahaan: world, universe
1 / 16: jahaan
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
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2 / 16: jahaan
ek hi shakhs tha
jahaan mein kya
why can't i
find peace ever
why, was she the only
person in this whole world?
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)
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3 / 16: jahaan
kaisi zameen banaayi
kya aasmaan banaayi
praise be to that god
that made this universe
what a wonderful earth she made
and what a stunning sky
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4 / 16: jahaan
yeh hi mumkin tha
itni ujlat me
the result of creation
is this ruined world
this was all that was possible
in such haste
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5 / 16: jahaan
khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
world, universe
impression, mark, imprint
step
to see
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)
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6 / 16: jahaan
meri takheel ka shaheen
wahaan bhi pahuncha
where the rays of the sun
do not have permission to enter
the falcon of my imagination
has found its way there
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7 / 16: jahaan
vagarna sher mera kya hai
shaayari kya hai
my ecstastic wanderings
brought joy to the world
if not, what is my poem,
of what worth is my poetry
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8 / 16: jahaan
usi ka sab hai jalva jo
jahaan mein aashkaaraa hai
in every direction i see
my dear krishna is there
all the splendour revealed
in this world is his alone
world, universe
beloved
all
radiance, luminescence
manifest, revealed
Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (102)
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9 / 16: jahaan
is dil ko kya karoon
ye bahaltaa kaheen naheen
it isn’t that there aren’t in this world
others more beautiful than you
but what to do with this heart
it is not pacified anywhere else
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)
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10 / 16: jahaan
saare jahaan ka dard
hamaare jigar mein hai
dagger plunges into someone
and i am the one to suffer, ameer
the pain of the whole world
is gathered in my heart
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)
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11 / 16: jahaan
tere labon pe mere lab hon
aisa kab hoga
in this world, my beloved,
everything can happen
but my lips on yours
when will that happen?
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)
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12 / 16: jahaan
aksar bigaD ke khud
meri haalat sambhal gayi
i am grateful for
the ups and downs of the world
often, my situation goes awry
before it corrects itself
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13 / 16: jahaan
is jahaan mein sab adhuure hain
mukammal kaun hai?
if you lack something,
why complain so much, faheem?
in this world, everyone is incomplete,
who is perfect?
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14 / 16: jahaan
jahaan se kya gharaz tujh ko
tuu aap apnaa jahaan ho jaa
by being your own confidant
you become your own story
why so obsessed with this world
you become your own universe
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15 / 16: jahaan
kahin zameen
kahin aasmaan nahi milta
nobody ever
gets the entire world
sometimes the earth
sometimes the sky…you don’t get
sky
world, universe
complete, full, entire
ground, earth, land
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)
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16 / 16: jahaan
raha jahaan mein sikandar
na aur na jam baaqi
the spectacles of this world
last, ah, but for a few days
neither sikandar remained
nor did jam in this world
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