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

shaayad: perhaps, maybe and Urdu couplets and shers with shaayad

1 / 8: shaayad

zindagi shaayad isii ka naam hai

duuriyaan majbuuriyaan

tanhaaiyaan

life perhaps

is just this

distances, compulsions

loneliness

Kaif Bhopali (2)

zindagi (f) (41)

life

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

duuriyaan (f) (1)

distances

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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2 / 8: shaayad

shaayad unka aakhri ho yeh sitam

har sitam ye soch kar

hum seh gaye

perhaps, this is the

last cruelty

thinking so, i endured

every cruelty

Hasrat Mohani (6)

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shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

last

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

soch (f) (3)

think

seh (m) (1)

endure

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

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3 / 8: shaayad

hayaat ek mustaqqil gham ke siwa kuch bhi naheen

shaayad khushi bhi yaad aati hai toh

aansoon bankar aati hai

life is nothing

but endless sorrow

even joy, when remembered

returns, perhaps, only as tears

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

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hayaat (f) (4)

life

mustaqqil (m) (1)

endless, constant

gham (m) (19)

sorrow, sadness

siwa (m) (2)

butfor, except

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

khushi (f) (8)

happiness

aansoon (m) (1)

tears

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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4 / 8: shaayad

phirte ho ‘mir’ sahab sab se juda juda tum

shaayad kaheen

tumhaara dil in dinon laga hai

o mir, you keep roaming

away from everyone else

perhaps you have your heart

set on someone these days?

Meer Taqi Meer (13)

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

phirte (m) (1)

roamaround

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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5 / 8: shaayad

awaaz de ke dekh lo shaayad woh mil hi jaye

varna ye umr bhar ka safar

raaigaan to hai

call and reach out…maybe

you will get to meet her

else, the life’s journey

would be in vain

Muneer Niyazi (4)

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

lifelong

awaaz (m) (2)

voice

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

varna (m) (6)

or else

raaigaan (m) (1)

wasted, in vain

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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6 / 8: shaayad

ab ke ham bichhDe to shaayad kabhi khwabon mein milen

jis tarah sukhe hue phool

kitabon mein milen

as we part ways now, perhaps

we may meet again in our dreams

just as we find dried flowers

within the pages of an old book

Ahmad Faraz (21)

bichhDe (m) (2)

disperse, part way

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

kabhi (26)

on occasion

tarah (f) (15)

type, like, similar to

dried

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

kitabon (m) (2)

books

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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7 / 8: shaayad

vo bhi shaayad ro paDe veeraan kaaghaz dekh kar

main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein

likhaa kuch bhi naheen

maybe she will break down

seeing my blank letter

in this last message to her

i didn’t write anything

Zuhoor Nazar (1)

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

khat (f) (7)

letter

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

veeraan (m) (2)

desolate, empty

last, final

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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8 / 8: shaayad

ye bhi ik rang hai shaayad meri mehroomi ka

koyi hans de to

mohabbat ka gumaan hota hai

maybe this too is

a shade of my deprivation

that if anyone smiles

it seems to me like love

Ghulam Mohammad Qasir (2)

rang (m) (11)

color, colors

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

mehroomi (f) (2)

deprivation

hans (m) (6)

swans / smile, laugh

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

gumaan (m) (5)

suspicion, doubt

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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Featured Themes

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Miscellany (44)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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