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

inkaar: rejection, refusal

1 / 6: inkaar

bosa-e-rukhsaar partakraar rahne deejiye

leejiye ya deejiye

inkaar rahne deejiye

please stop arguing

about a kiss on the cheek

either i give or you give

but pray do not refuse

Hafiz Jaunpuri (1)
bosa (5)

kiss

face, cheek

argument, tiff

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

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2 / 6: inkaar

toofan se laDne mein

mazaa aur hi kuchh hai

who will refuse

the comfort of a safe shore

but the joy of fighting a storm

is something else

1974: Sahitya Akademi Award

1991: Ghalib Award, Padma Bhushan

sukoon (6)

comfort, peace

mazaa (5)

fun, delight

saahil (4)

shore, coast

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

toofan (8)

storm, cyclone

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3 / 6: inkaar

zaahid naheen vaali naheen

kuchh paarisa naheen

why should i refuse

to drink wine, o preacher?

i am no ascetic, no saint,

not a man of purity

mai (6)

spirit, liquor

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

preacher, moral advisor

zaahid (7)

priest, pious person

virtuous person, pure

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4 / 6: inkaar

hota hai shauq, ghalib

us ki naheen naheen par

where is the refusal's fun

in ready acceptance

so much charm there is, ghalib,

in her repeated rejections

iqraar (1)

acceptance, confession

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

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5 / 6: inkaar

kitne aadaab ke parde

mein hai inkaar ki baat

these manners, these gestures

these beautiful words and promises

how a refusal is hidden

behind these layers of etiquette

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

signs, gestures

haseen (9)

beautiful

aadaab (1)

etiquette, greetings

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6 / 6: inkaar

azmat-e-khaak se inkaar

karoge kab tak

for how long will you sing

praises for heavenly gods

for how long will you deny

human greatness

talak (4)

till

azmat (1)

greatness, magnificence

aflaak (2)

heavenly body, skies

gun (1)

praises, songs

gaaoge (1)

sing

khaak (4)

dust, ashes, worthless

inkaar (6)

rejection, refusal

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