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

duniya: world

1 / 24: duniya

duniya jise kahte hainjaadu ka khilona hai

mil jaaye toh miTTi hain

kho jaaye toh sona hai

that which is called life

is but a bizarre toy

what we get is dirt

what we lose is gold

Nida Fazli (11)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

duniya (24)

world

jaadu (2)

magic, magical, bizarre

toy

miTTi (2)

soil, dirt, mud

sona (1)

gold

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (49)

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2 / 24: duniya

aaye duniya

hamaare saath chale

we shift the course

and direction of winds

come on, world,

walk with us

change

rukh (13)

face, direction

winds

duniya (24)

world

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3 / 24: duniya

jhooTi

duniya saari hai

i alone, 'aslam',

am truthful

the rest of the world

is full of deceit

truthful, honest

jhooTi (2)

false

duniya (24)

world

saari (2)

entire, allof

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4 / 24: duniya

tujh se bichhaD ke

zindagi duniya se ja mili

i was doubly punished

for my abject defeat

after separating from you

i had to go live with the world

broken, defeated

dohri (1)

double

saza (4)

punishment

separate, disperse

zindagi (41)

life

duniya (24)

world

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5 / 24: duniya

phir bhii duniya

kis qadar aabaad hai

such spendid assemblies

have faded away

yet, the world goes on,

teeming and bustling as ever

assemblies, gatherings

suuni (1)

empty, desolate

duniya (24)

world

qadar (7)

amount of, degree

aabaad (4)

flourishing, populated

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6 / 24: duniya

mohabbat kis ko deti hai, miyaan,

aaraam sukoon duniya mein?

don't complain, sauda,

about your heart's restlessness

for whom has love given

peace and quiet in this world?

shikva (1)

complaint

dil (98)

heart

restlessness

love

miyaan (2)

my friend

aaraam (3)

rest

sukoon (6)

comfort, peace

duniya (24)

world

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7 / 24: duniya

mein un aankhon se

duniya dekhta hoon

those eyes through

which you see me

through those eyes

i see the world

duniya (24)

world

aankhon (10)

eyes

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8 / 24: duniya

hum na honge

koyi hum sa hoga

the world will

continue to flourish forever

even if i am not there

someone like me will

duniya (24)

world

daaem (1)

everlasting

aabaad (4)

flourishing, populated

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9 / 24: duniya

baazaar se guzra huun

kharidaar naheen huun

i am in the world

but i am not a seeker of worldly desires

i have passed through the market

but i am not a buyer

duniya (24)

world

seeker, suitor

market

guzra (2)

happened, pass through

buyer, customer

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10 / 24: duniya

dil ki duniya kharaab hai

so hai

revolution is just a dream

and so it is

the world's heart is horrible

and so it is

revolution

khwaab (14)

dream

duniya (24)

world

ruin, spoil

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11 / 24: duniya

wahi duniya

badalte ja rahe hain

those who keep growing,

braving the storms

those are the ones

that keep changing the world

1959: Sahitya Akademi

storms, cyclones

rahe (19)

remain

duniya (24)

world

change

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12 / 24: duniya

jaane kis cheez ki

kami hai abhi

i don't feel engaged

in this crowded world

not sure what

i am missing now

bhari (4)

filled

duniya (24)

world

cheez (6)

things, matter

kami (3)

short of

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13 / 24: duniya

hota hai shab-o-roz

tamaasha mere aage

a play of children

this world before me

a spectacle unfolds

every day and night before me

game, play

atfal (1)

children, plural of tifl

duniya (24)

world

shab (13)

evening, night

roz (12)

day, every day

spectacle, drama, show

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14 / 24: duniya

khoobsoorat hi sahi

lekin ye duniya jhooT hai

after ages, my heart, finally,

has given out this judgment

it is a beautiful world, no doubt,

but, it is a lie

ages, long period

faisla (3)

decision

beautiful

duniya (24)

world

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15 / 24: duniya

ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi

mohabbat ke siwa yaad

i remember not the world’s cruelty

nor my own faithful toiling

i don’t now remember anything

but my love

1959: Sahitya Akademi

duniya (24)

world

sitam (12)

tyranny, cruelty

yaad (34)

memory, remember

love

siwa (2)

butfor, except

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16 / 24: duniya

zindagaani ka

saamna kar ke

who has ever found

peace in this world

facing the trials and travails

of this life

duniya (24)

world

sukoon (6)

comfort, peace

paaya (5)

to gain, to secure

saamna (1)

confront, encounter

life

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17 / 24: duniya

baahar khulne waali

khiDki band padi hai

build a closer bond

with the world within, aanis,

to the world outside

the window is closed shut

andar (5)

inside

duniya (24)

world

rabt (1)

bond, connection, intimacy

badhao (1)

increase

khiDki (1)

window

band (6)

string, hostage, captive

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18 / 24: duniya

warna duniya mein

kya naheen hota

you were not mine

in any form

else, what couldn't

have happened in this world

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

warna (4)

orelse

duniya (24)

world

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19 / 24: duniya

har dil mein mohabbat ki

ek aag laga denge

i will make the world

listen to tales of woe

in every heart i will

light a fire of love

1961: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist

1962: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist

1963: Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist

dard (19)

pain

story, tale, fiction

duniya (24)

world

suna (9)

hear

dil (98)

heart

love

aag (4)

fire

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20 / 24: duniya

agar mazloom kuchh bole to

dahshat-gard kahti hai

when countless cruelties are inflicted

on the oppressed, the world stays silent

but when the oppressed dare to speak out

it calls them terrorists

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

oppressed

duniya (24)

world

terrorist

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21 / 24: duniya

kuchh roz hain guzaarne

aur kuchh guzar gaye

there is nothing more

to this world than this

some days to live

and some already gone

duniya (24)

world

zyaada (6)

excess, too many

roz (12)

day, every day

to spend, to pass

guzar (13)

pass through, spent

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22 / 24: duniya

kabhi apne hi andar

ek duniya dekh leti huun

sometimes, i see nothing

in the world

sometimes, i see a whole world

within myself

kabhi (25)

on occasion

duniya (24)

world

andar (5)

inside

nazar (30)

perspective, sight

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23 / 24: duniya

tu ne dil ki

woh naukri kya ki

‘jaun’ having slaved

for the work of the world

what have you done for

what is dear to your heart

duniya (24)

world

work, often mundane

dil (98)

heart

naukri (2)

job, work

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24 / 24: duniya

kahne ko

ghamkhwaar hai duniya

who truly shares

anyone else's sorrow?

the world only

pretends to care

gham (19)

sorrow, sadness

sympathizer

duniya (24)

world

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