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

aansuon: tears and Urdu couplets and shers with aansuon

1 / 4: aansuon

aankh ki ye ek hasrat thi ki bas poori hui

aansuon mein bheeg jaane ki

havas poori hui

the eye held a longing

that is now fulfilled

the craving to bathe in tears

is now quenched

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

aankh (m) (11)

eyes, eye

hasrat (f) (11)

desire, mostly unmet

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

bheeg (m) (2)

soak, drench

havas (m) (2)

lust, greed, desire

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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2 / 4: aansuon

aankhon tak aa saki na kabhi aansuon ki lahr

ye qaafila bhi

naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya

never could the wave of tears

reach the eyes

this caravan too,

got lost in the migration

Abbas Tabish (5)

aankhon (m) (11)

eyes

kabhi (26)

on occasion

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

lahr (m) (1)

wave

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

naql (m) (1)

shifting, transfer

makaani (f) (1)

of place, of residence

kho (4)

lose

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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3 / 4: aansuon

aa dekh ki mere aansuon mein

yeh kis ka

jamaal aa gaya hai

come look

in my tears

whose beauty

has appeared

Anonymous

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

jamaal (m) (4)

light, beauty, elegance

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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4 / 4: aansuon

jise le gayi abhi hawa woh waraq tha dil ki kitaab ka

kahin aansuon se miTa hua

kahin aansuon se likha hua

that which the wind swept away

was the paper of the heart's book

sometimes defiled by tears

sometimes written by tears

Bashir Badr (18)

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

hawa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

waraq (m) (1)

paper

dil (m) (106)

heart

kitaab (m) (5)

book

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

miTa (m) (2)

destroy, ruin, erase

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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Featured Themes

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Miscellany (44)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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