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

bahut: too much or many

1 / 20: bahut

zindagi yuunhi bahut kam haimohabbat ke liye

ruuth kar waqt ganvaane ki

zaroorat kya hai

life is so short

even for love

why waste any

being upset

Anonymous

zindagi (41)

life

yuunhi (1)

as it is

bahut (20)

too much or many

love

ruuth (2)

angry

waqt (20)

time

waste

need, necessity

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (124)

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2 / 20: bahut

bahut nazdeek hain woh din

ke tum hoge na hum honge

why do you worry about

the tumult in this world, oh akbar,

that day is near when

neither will you nor i am around

Akbar Allahabadi (12)

revolution

deher (1)

world

gham (19)

sorrow, sadness

bahut (20)

too much or many

near, close

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3 / 20: bahut

ki apne saath bahut mukhtasar

rahaa huun main

when loneliness beckoned,

i realized

i spent too little time

with myself

tanhaai (11)

solitude, loneliness

yaad (34)

memory, remember

bahut (20)

too much or many

abbreviated, concise, short

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4 / 20: bahut

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

saudaa, it is only the ignorant

that live in blissful ease

but for the aware

life is full of torment

ignorant, clueless

aish (6)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (20)

too much or many

aagahi (4)

awareness

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5 / 20: bahut

ab hai wahi pasand

jo ho yaar ko pasand

i used to be so self-absorbed

but in love

i like only that which

my beloved likes

khud (21)

myself

pasand (4)

liking

bahut (20)

too much or many

ishq (34)

love

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

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6 / 20: bahut

bahut azeez sahi

eitbaar kuch bhi naheen

life has always

remained close to me-

precious, for sure

but never reliable

bahut (20)

too much or many

qareeb (4)

near, close

zindagi (41)

life

azeez (2)

precious, rare

faith, belief

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7 / 20: bahut

bahut nikle mere armaan

lekin phir bhi kam nikle

thousands of aspirations

each would consume a life

many desires came true

but still just not enough

thousands

desires

desire, aspiration

dum (2)

breath, life

nikle (6)

emerge, come out

bahut (20)

too much or many

armaan (1)

wish, hope

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8 / 20: bahut

masroof hum bahut hain

magar bekhabar naheen

it is wrong to assume

i am not paying attention to you

i am quite busy, but yet

i am not unaware

ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

nazar (30)

perspective, sight

busy

bahut (20)

too much or many

magar (25)

yet, but

ignorant, clueless

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9 / 20: bahut

bahut masjid mein sar maara

bahut sa DhoonDa butkhana

nowhere did i see such splendor

as i have in the confines of my heart

though i kocked my head in mosques

and searched endlessly in the temples

jalwa (3)

bright, splendor

khaana (5)

room, section, space

dil (98)

heart

bahut (20)

too much or many

masjid (6)

mosque

sar (7)

front, top, head

search

temple, home of idols

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10 / 20: bahut

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

sauda, the ignorant

enjoy the most here

it is difficult for those

who are aware

sauda (2)

business, barter, trade

ignorant, clueless

aish (6)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (20)

too much or many

aagahi (4)

awareness

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11 / 20: bahut

woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

1959: Sahitya Akademi

bahut (20)

too much or many

haseen (10)

beautiful

company, association

gulon (2)

flowers

magar (25)

yet, but

zindagi (41)

life

thorns

between

guzre (2)

transpires, passes

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12 / 20: bahut

tere dil mein to bahut

kaam rafu ka nikla

i expected to find

some wounds, 'mushafi'

but in your heart,

a lot of mending was found

samjhe (8)

to understand

zakhm (15)

wound, injury

dil (98)

heart

bahut (20)

too much or many

kaam (13)

work

rafu (2)

mend, darn, stitch

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

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13 / 20: bahut

dil laga kar hum to

pachhtaaye bahut

many wounds i bore,

many scars did i sustain

getting my heart entangled

i regretted a lot

zakhm (15)

wound, injury

daagh (5)

scars, stains

bahut (20)

too much or many

dil (98)

heart

regret, repent

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14 / 20: bahut

tu dost hai to naseehat

na kar khuda ke liye

my conscience is enough

for my punishment

if you are my friend,

for god’s sake, don’t give me advice

zameer (1)

conscience

bahut (20)

too much or many

sazaa (1)

punishment

dost (8)

friend

advice, counsel

khuda (30)

god

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15 / 20: bahut

kya mohabbat ka

yahi anjaam hai?

my heart is in turmoil

without peace

is this truly

the destined end of love?

dil (98)

heart

bahut (20)

too much or many

restless

aaraam (3)

rest

love

anjaam (7)

result, end

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16 / 20: bahut

kahin zindagi ko

qaraar aa na jaaye

i seek to harness my heart's pain

for many tasks

i hope my life won't

slip into comfort

bahut (20)

too much or many

kaam (13)

work

dard (20)

pain

jigar (8)

heart

zindagi (41)

life

qaraar (5)

peace, calm, tranquil

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17 / 20: bahut

bahut hote hain, yaaro,

chaar din bhi

it is true that life is

just four days long

even these four days, friends,

are too many

zindagi (41)

life

maana (5)

agreed, listen to

chaar (5)

four

bahut (20)

too much or many

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18 / 20: bahut

woh shakhs lahja

bahut dil-nasheen rakhta tha

the promises were false

yet, i believed in them

that person possessed

a voice so enchanting

ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

yaqeen (10)

faith, belief

shakhs (15)

person, individual

lahja (2)

manner, tone

bahut (20)

too much or many

captivating, enchanting

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19 / 20: bahut

ji to ye chaahta hai

teri maan jaaye

she said with a smile

after much pleading

my heart now desires

to yield to you

smile

bahut (20)

too much or many

plea, prayer

baad (10)

breeze / after

maan (1)

agree / honor

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20 / 20: bahut

qabze mein liye

khanjar-e-khoon khaar abhi tak

pure and innocent

the goddess of peace

but in her grasp

remains the murderous dagger

innocent

bahut (20)

too much or many

aman (3)

peace

dagger

khoon (5)

blood

khaar (2)

thorn

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