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

dariyaa: river

1 / 13: dariyaa

ham ko bharam nebahr-e-tavahhum bana diya

dariyaa 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

Pandit Jawahar Nath Saqi (1)
bharam (2)

doubt

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

superstition

dariyaa (13)

river

samajh (5)

understand

saraab (1)

mirage, illusion

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (69)

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2 / 13: dariyaa

dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha

dariyaa 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

dil (98)

heart

talab (6)

demand, desire, wish

saadiq (1)

loyal

ghabra (3)

scared, terrified

dariyaa (13)

river

moti (2)

pearl

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

Doob (3)

sink, drown

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3 / 13: dariyaa

faisla waqt ke dariyaa 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

dariyaa (13)

river

faisla (3)

decision

waqt (20)

time

sink

crossover

utarna (2)

cross over, get off

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4 / 13: dariyaa

ye naav kaun si hai

ye dariyaa kahan ka hai

the mountain of needs

won’t let me get tired

my children

won’t let me grow old

aks (4)

reflection

aasmaan (14)

sky

naav (2)

boat

dariyaa (13)

river

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5 / 13: dariyaa

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

band (6)

string, hostage, captive

kuuze (1)

jar

kabhi (25)

on occasion

dariyaa (13)

river

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

sea, ocean

badal (4)

change

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6 / 13: dariyaa

na muD ke dekhaa kabhii

saahilon ko dariyaa ne

in a voyage, no one

waits for the other for long

the flowing river never

looks back at the shores behind

safar (24)

journey, travel

dariyaa (13)

river

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7 / 13: dariyaa

bahte dariyaa 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

dariyaa (13)

river

fast, speed

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8 / 13: dariyaa

shabnam ka qatra bhi

jin ko dariyaa lagta hai

imagine for how long

they have been parched

for whom even a dew drop

seems a river

yaaro (2)

friends

socho (1)

think

dew

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

dariyaa (13)

river

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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9 / 13: dariyaa

khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra

ke dariyaa 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

dariyaa (13)

river

seene (7)

heart, chest

daagh (5)

scars, stains

naala (4)

cry, lament, wail

lab (19)

lip, lips

khaak (4)

dust, ashes, worthless

qatra (4)

drop, drop of water

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10 / 13: dariyaa

magar ye dariyaa

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

although

roz (12)

day, every day

sabr (4)

patience, endurance

test

magar (25)

yet, but

dariyaa (13)

river

tairna (1)

swim

teach

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11 / 13: dariyaa

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

chaand (8)

moon

agitated, surprised

dariyaa (13)

river

aks (4)

reflection

light, brightness

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12 / 13: dariyaa

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

dariyaa (13)

river

ocean

calm

zarf (1)

contain, fortitude

silent, silence

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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13 / 13: dariyaa

ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi

dariyaa-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 (7)

spirit, wine

dariyaa (13)

river

noor (10)

light, radiance

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