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

mushkil: difficult, hard

1 / 8: mushkil

sauda, jo bekhabar hai wahi yaan kare hai aish

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

sauda, the ignorant

enjoy the most here

it is difficult for those

who are aware

Mohammad Rafi Sauda (7)

business, barter, trade

ignorant, clueless

aish (6)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (16)

too much or many

awareness

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (37)

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2 / 8: mushkil

donon ka milna mushkil hai donon hain majboor bahut

us ke paanv mein mehndi lagi hai

mere paanv mein chhaale hain

it is difficult for us both to meet

both of us were helpless much

now there is mehndi on her feet

and blisters on mine

difficult, hard

helpless, compelled

henna (esp. for brides)

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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3 / 8: mushkil

sochta huun magar keh na paata kuch bhi

dil ki baat labon tak

laana bhi mushkil hai

i think and think

but can say nothing

the heart's matters

lose their their way to the lips

Yagaana Changezi (8)

think

magar (23)

yet, but

dil (94)

heart

lips

difficult, hard

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (62)

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4 / 8: mushkil

'saudaa' jo bekhabar hai wahi yaan kare hai aish

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

saudaa, it is only the ignorant

that live in blissful ease

but for the aware

life is full of torment

Mohammad Rafi Sauda (7)

ignorant, clueless

aish (6)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (16)

too much or many

awareness

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)

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5 / 8: mushkil

din to phir din hai guzar jaati hai

raat kat thi hai

badi mushkil se

day is but a day,

it passes fast

it is the night that

is difficult to bear

Ummeed Fazli (2)

difficult, hard

guzar (13)

pass through, spent

to (3)

so

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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6 / 8: mushkil

awaazon ki bheeD mein itne shor-sharaabe mein

apni bhi ik raae rakhna

kitna mushkil hai

in this crowding of voices

amid all this tumult and furor

to listen to your own voice

how hard it is

Asad Bhopali (2)

crowd

shor (2)

noise, clamor

difficult, hard

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (37)

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7 / 8: mushkil

mohabbat rang de jaati hai jab dil dil se milta hai

magar masla to ye hai

dil baDi mushkil se milta hai

love makes life colorful

when two hearts meet

but what is difficult

is for two hearts to meet

Jaleel Manikpuri (11)

love

rang (11)

color, colors

dil (94)

heart

magar (23)

yet, but

problem

difficult, hard

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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8 / 8: mushkil

apne chehre ko badalna to bahut mushkil hai

dil bahal jaayega

aaina badal kar dekho

changing your face

is quite tough

you heart will be allayed

just change the mirror and see

Iftikhar Naseem (3)

face, countenance

change

difficult, hard

satisfied, pacify

mirror

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (62)

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Featured Themes

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

Miscellany (44)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (102)

Life, Learning, & Living (122)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (52)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (37)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (62)

Nature, World & Universe (48)

Voice, Expression, & Language (70)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)

Home, Country, & Belonging (27)

Friends, Family, & Community (126)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (52)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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