8 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
zikr: mention, remember
1 / 8: zikr
zindagi ki fursat-e-baaqi
se koi kaam le
don’t anguish about
the failures of the dead past
make something useful
of the time that’s left
past
dead
failures, defeats
mention, remember
life
leisure, freedom
remainder, left
work
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)
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2 / 8: zikr
inhiin sookhe hue kaanton se
zikr-e-gulistaan likhiye
these are the only relics
of buds and blooms in our times
with these dried thorns
write the story of the rose garden
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3 / 8: zikr
jalwa buton ka dekh ke
niyyat badal gayi
i was ready for prayers, hearing
the mention of heavenly beauties
but upon seeing the bright idols
my intentions changed
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4 / 8: zikr
woh naam loonga toh khushbu
zubaan se aayegi
intoxication comes with
pleasant thoughts narrated well
if i utter her name
fragrance flows off the lips
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5 / 8: zikr
ek teer mere seene
pe mara, ke hai
when you mentioned Kolkata
oh my dear friend
you shot an arrow
straight into my heart
Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (27)
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6 / 8: zikr
ek tera zikr tha aur
beech mein kya kya nikla
wishes, desires, and
hopes, complaints, tears
thinking of you
what all have turned out
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7 / 8: zikr
ab aao hosh mein
barq-o-sharar ki baat karo
we have spoken enough of
blossoms in spring, 'aktar'
now, let us turn our clear minds
to lighting and fire
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8 / 8: zikr
sukoon is baat ka tha
na mandir ka zikr tha, na masjid ka
the kids were fighting
in the neighborhood, not sure about what
it was such a relief that there was
neither the mention of temple nor mosque
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