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

zabaan

language, tongue

1 / 8: zabaan

zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe

aaye lab tak na ye dastaan aaj tak

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

Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi (5)
zulm (10)

cruelty, tyranny

shukr (3)

gratitude, thanks

lab (18)

lip, lips

story

hairat (2)

awe, wonder

gathering, assembly

silent, silence

ahl (3)

people

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (53)

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2 / 8: zabaan

rahee nagufta mere dil mein

dastaan mere

na us dayaar mein samjha koyi

zabaan mere

my heart held

my untold tale

and, no one in that realm

understood my language

unspoken

dil (73)

heart

story

dayaar (1)

territory, region

samjha (6)

understand

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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3 / 8: zabaan

kaun kahta hai

mohabbat ki zabaan hoti hai

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

zabaan hamaari na samjha

yahaan koi 'majrooh'

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

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zabaan (8)

language, tongue

samjha (6)

understand

ajnabi (4)

stranger

tarah (12)

type, like, similar to

watan (1)

homeland, country

rahe (13)

remain

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5 / 8: zabaan

jaadu hai ya tilism

tumhari zabaan mein

tum jhuuT kah rahe the

mujhe eitbaar tha

is it magic or spell

that's in what you say

you kept telling lies

and i kept believing

jaadu (2)

magic, magical, bizarre

tilism (3)

spell, magic

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

jhuuT (1)

lie

rahe (13)

remain

faith, belief

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6 / 8: zabaan

apni zabaan se kuchh na kahenge

chup hi rahenge aashiq log

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 (7)

silent, quiet

aashiq (3)

lover, fan

log (8)

people

haal (14)

plight, condition

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7 / 8: zabaan

yaa-rab, woh na samjhe hai

na samjhenge meri baat

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 (2)

god

samjhe (6)

to understand

dil (73)

heart

zabaan (8)

language, tongue

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8 / 8: zabaan

avval to thoDi thoDi

chaahat thi darmiyaan mein

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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