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

zabaan: language, tongue

1 / 8: zabaan

jaadu hai ya tilismtumhari zabaan mein

tum jhuuT kah rahe thay

mujhe eitbaar tha

is it magic or spell

that's in what you say

you kept telling lies

and i kept believing

Bekhud Dehlvi (5)
jaadu (2)

magic, magical, bizarre

tilism (3)

spell, magic

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

jhuuT (1)

lie

rahe (19)

remain

faith, belief

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (70)

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2 / 8: zabaan

na us dayaar mein samjha koyi

zabaan mere

my heart held

my untold tale

and, not a soul there

understood my language

unspoken

dil (94)

heart

story

dayaar (2)

territory, region

samjha (6)

understand

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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3 / 8: zabaan

ye haqeeqat to

nigaahon se bayaan hoti hai

who says that love

is expressed through words

the truth is it is

signaled through the eyes

love

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

reality, fact

glances, eyes

bayaan (8)

narration, declaration

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4 / 8: zabaan

de aur dil un ko

jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur

oh god, she doesn’t understand me

nor will she ever

either give her another heart

or give me more eloquence

rab (3)

god

samjhe (7)

to understand

dil (94)

heart

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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5 / 8: zabaan

phir baat kehte

luknat aane lagi zabaan mein

at first, there was a

a little fondness between us

and then, i started to stutter

when i spoke to her

avval (1)

at the beginning

longing, desire

between

luknat (1)

stutter

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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6 / 8: zabaan

mujh ko hairat rahi anjuman mein tere

kyun hain khaamosh ahl-e-zabaan aaj tak

enduring oppression, offering thanks

till now, the tale has not been told

i wonder why, in your assembly

the eloquent ones remain mute

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

shukr (3)

gratitude, thanks

lab (18)

lip, lips

story

hairat (3)

awe, wonder

gathering, assembly

silent, silence

ahl (4)

people

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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7 / 8: zabaan

tum se to itna ho sakta hai

poochho haal bechaaron ka

they won’t open their mouths

those who love you will say nothing

if it is possible for you, at least

ask the condition of the poor souls

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

chup (8)

silent, quiet

aashiq (4)

lover, fan

log (9)

people

haal (16)

plight, condition

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8 / 8: zabaan

hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

samjha (6)

understand

ajnabi (4)

stranger

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

watan (2)

homeland, country

rahe (19)

remain

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