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

tanha: alone and Urdu couplets and shers with tanha

1 / 7: tanha

zindagi yuun hui basar tanha

qaafila saath

aur safar tanha

life transpired

spent alone

moving with the caravan

but traveling alone

Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) (7)

zindagi (f) (41)

life

basar (m) (1)

spent, lived

tanha (m) (7)

alone

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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2 / 7: tanha

musaafir hain musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

Ummeed Fazli (3)

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

taraf (m) (4)

from (that side)

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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3 / 7: tanha

achchha hai dil ke saath rahe paasbaan-e-aqal

lekin kabhi kabhi ise

tanha bhi choD de

it's good that your mind

stands guard to the heart

but, on occasion,

do leave the heart alone

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

dil (m) (106)

heart

rahe (m) (19)

remain

paasbaan (m) (1)

guard, sentinel

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

kabhi (26)

on occasion

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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4 / 7: tanha

main apne saath rehta hoon hamesha

akela huun magar

tanha nahi hoon

i always

keep myself company

i am by myself

but am never alone

Anonymous

always

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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5 / 7: tanha

dekhiye to hai kaarwaan varna

har musaafir

safar mein tanha hai

if you observe

you see a caravan, but

every traveler

is alone in the journey

Jamil Nazar (2)

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

varna (m) (6)

or else

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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6 / 7: tanha

tanha khaDa hoon main bhi sar-e-karbala-e-asr

aur sochta huun

mere tarafdaar kya hue

i stand alone on the

battlefield of today's karbala

and wondering

where have all my supporters gone?

Mohsin Ehsan (1)

tanha (m) (7)

alone

sar (m) (7)

front, top, head

asr (m) (1)

present age, time

think

supporters, companions

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

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7 / 7: tanha

akele to hum pehle hi jee rahe thay

kyu tanha se ho gaye hum

tere jaane ke baad

I was living by myself

even earlier

why am I now lonely,

after you left?

Ahmad Faraz (21)

akele (m) (3)

by oneself, alone

before

rahe (m) (19)

remain

tanha (m) (7)

alone

baad (10)

breeze / after

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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Featured Themes

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Miscellany (44)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

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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