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

dariya: river

1 / 12: dariya

kitne dinon kepyaase honge yaaro socho to

shabnam ka qatra bhi

jin ko dariya lagta hai

imagine for how long

they have been parched

for whom even a dew drop

seems a river

Qaisarul Jafri (2)
dariya (12)

river

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

yaaro (2)

friends

socho (1)

think

dew

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2 / 12: dariya

khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra

ke dariya na hua

it remains a scar on the heart

the lament that didn’t reach the lips

it remains a part of the dust

the drop that doesn’t become the river

dariya (12)

river

seene (7)

heart, chest

daagh (4)

scars, stains

naala (4)

cry, lament, wail

lab (18)

lip, lips

khaak (4)

dust, ashes, worthless

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

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3 / 12: dariya

faisla waqt ke dariya mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

dariya (12)

river

faisla (3)

decision

waqt (19)

time

sink

crossover

utarna (2)

cross over, get off

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4 / 12: dariya

dariya se ye moti nikla tha

dariya hi mein ja kar Doob gaya

heart was loyal to its desire

anxious, went to see its beloved

the pearl came out of the river

but drowned in the river itself

dariya (12)

river

talab (6)

demand, desire, wish

saadiq (1)

loyal

moti (2)

pearl

Doob (3)

sink, drown

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5 / 12: dariya

dariya samajh ke kuud paDe

hum saraab mein

doubt has turned me into

a sea of delusion

thinking it is a river,

i jumped headlong into a mirage

bharam (2)

doubt

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

superstition

dariya (12)

river

samajh (5)

understand

saraab (1)

mirage, illusion

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6 / 12: dariya

ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariya kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

dariya (12)

river

aasmaan (14)

sky

aks (4)

reflection

naav (2)

boat

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7 / 12: dariya

ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi

dariya-e-noor tha?

soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,

the preacher was awakened

was that a goblet of wine, or

radiant river of light?

vaaiz (4)

priest, holy man

eyes

khul (4)

open

jaam (10)

wine cup, goblet

mai (6)

spirit, liquor

dariya (12)

river

noor (10)

light, radiance

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8 / 12: dariya

aur kabhi qatra samundar mein

badal jaata hai

even a river can get

trapped and confined in a jar

and, a drop of water can get

transformed when part of an ocean

dariya (12)

river

sea, ocean

kuuze (1)

jar

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

badal (4)

change

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9 / 12: dariya

bahte dariya to chalenge

isi raftaar ke saath

if you have the courage

unfurl the sails of your boat

the flowing river

will continue at its own pace

hausla (6)

valor, courage

boats

alam (2)

flag, sail, pain, affliction

wave, unfurl

dariya (12)

river

fast, speed

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10 / 12: dariya

aks kis ka hai ki

itni raushni paani mein hai

the moon is agitated

the river is troubled too

whose reflection is this

that the waters are filled with light

dariya (12)

river

agitated, surprised

aks (4)

reflection

light, brightness

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11 / 12: dariya

magar ye dariya

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

dariya (12)

river

sabr (4)

patience, endurance

although

test

tairna (1)

swim

teach

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12 / 12: dariya

jis mein jitna zarf hai

utna hi wo khaamosh hai

the calm of the ocean says

to the noise of the river

(s)he that can contain a lot

remains that silent

shor (2)

noise, clamor

dariya (12)

river

ocean

calm

zarf (1)

contain, fortitude

silent, silence

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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