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

aankh: eyes, eye

1 / 11: aankh

shaam se aankh meinnami si hai

aaj phir aap ki

kami si hai

this evening,

my eyes are moist

today, once again,

i feel your absence

Sampooran Singh Kalra (7)
shaam (18)

evening

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

nami (1)

moist

kami (3)

short of

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2 / 11: aankh

phir kisi ne

mizaaj poocha hai

my eyes welled up

again in tears

when someone

inquired about my well-being

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

tearful, moist, salty

mizaaj (4)

temperament, disposition

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3 / 11: aankh

zinda rahna hai to

tarkeeben bahut saari rakho

keep water in your eyes

and a spark on your lips

to stay alive

have many methods at hand

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

honTon (2)

lips

spark, ember

methods, mechanisms

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4 / 11: aankh

aankh hoti hai to

hota naheen qaaboo dil par

god only knows where the

joy of seeing you might lead me

once the eyes behold

the heart no longer listens

lazzat (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

deed (2)

vision, sight

khuda (29)

god

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

qaaboo (1)

control

dil (94)

heart

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5 / 11: aankh

ashk bah jaate hain

lekin aankh tar hoti naheen

such is the state now

that even grief goes unnoticed

tears stream down

yet the eyes remain dry

aalam (10)

world, state

gham (18)

sorrow, sadness

khabar (11)

news, awareness

ashk (5)

tears

bah (1)

to flow

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

tar (1)

wet

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6 / 11: aankh

aansuon mein bheeg jaane ki

havas poori hui

the eye held a longing

that is now fulfilled

the craving to bathe in tears

is now quenched

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

hasrat (10)

desire, mostly unmet

tears

bheeg (2)

soak, drench

havas (2)

lust, greed, desire

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7 / 11: aankh

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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8 / 11: aankh

aansu ki jagah

aankh se hasrat nikal aaye

if there is just one desire of the heart

maybe...it's just this

instead of tears

dreams flow from my eyes

dil (94)

heart

tamanna (12)

wish, desire

kaash (4)

if only

aansu (6)

tears

jagah (4)

place

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

hasrat (10)

desire, mostly unmet

nikal (8)

come out, emerge

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9 / 11: aankh

kaheen ye jaaye na

is jung-o-jaDal mein mara

eyes clash with eyes

and i fear for my heart

lest it be slain

in this battle of glances

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

dil (94)

heart

jung (2)

war

jaDal (1)

conflict

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10 / 11: aankh

khushk mausam tha

magar TuuT ke barsaat hui

eyes welled with the

reunion of the loved one

after a long season of drought

the sky broke to rain down

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

bhar (10)

fill

meeting

khushk (2)

dry, drought

mausam (6)

weather, season

magar (23)

yet, but

TuuT (3)

break

rain

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11 / 11: aankh

qaafile raah

bhool jaate hain

with just a sign from

those pretty eyes

caravans

can lose their way

haseen (9)

beautiful

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

signs, gestures

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

caravans

raah (22)

street, path

bhool (15)

forget, mistake

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