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

umr bhar: lifelong and Urdu couplets and shers with umr bhar

1 / 11: umr bhar

sanwara kya hamaara aagaahi ne

jalaaya umr bhar

is raushni ne

what good has

awareness done to me

lifelong, this light

has only burnt me

Anonymous

raushni (f) (9)

light, brightness

lifelong

beautified, improved

aagaahi (f) (1)

awareness

burnt

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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2 / 11: umr bhar

mujhe khabar thi mera intezaar ghar mein raha

ye haadsa tha ki main

umr bhar safar mein raha

i knew that those at home

were waiting for me

the misfortune was that i spent

my whole life out traveling

Anonymous

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

lifelong

khabar (f) (11)

news, awareness

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

haadsa (m) (2)

misfortune, accident

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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3 / 11: umr bhar

umr bhar, ghalib,ye hi bhool karta raha

dhool chehre pe thi

aur aaina saaf karta raha

all through life, ghalib,

kept making the same mistake

the dust was on my face, but

kept cleaning the mirror

Mirza Ghalib (63)

lifelong

chehre (m) (6)

face, countenance

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

dhool (m) (1)

dust

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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4 / 11: umr bhar

saadgi toh hamaari zara dekhiye aitbaar aapke vaade par kar liya

baat toh sirf ek raat ki thi magar

intezaar aapka umr bhar kar liya

please notice my naivete

i believed the promise you made

sure, it was mentioned one night

and i waited for you all my life

Saba Akbarabadi (2)

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

saadgi (f) (4)

innocence, simplicity

lifelong

aitbaar (m) (1)

faith, trust

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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5 / 11: umr bhar

awaaz de ke dekh lo shaayad woh mil hi jaye

varna ye umr bhar ka safar

raaigaan to hai

call and reach out…maybe

you will get to meet her

else, the life’s journey

would be in vain

Muneer Niyazi (4)

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

lifelong

awaaz (m) (2)

voice

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

varna (m) (6)

or else

raaigaan (m) (1)

wasted, in vain

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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6 / 11: umr bhar

insha-ji ab ajnabiyon mein chain se baaqi umr kaaTe

jin ki khaatir basti chhoDi

naam na lo un pyaaron ka

insha, spend the rest of your life

in peace among strangers

the loved ones for whom you

left your town, think not about them

Ibn e Insha (5)

lifelong

ajnabiyon (f) (1)

strangers

chain (m) (4)

peace

kaaTe (m) (2)

spend

basti (f) (2)

city, town, village

pyaaron (m) (1)

lovedones

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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7 / 11: umr bhar

na jaane kis ki hamen umr bhar talaash rahi

jise qareeb se dekha

woh doosra nikla

that which i sought

my entire life

when i saw it up close

turned out to be quite different

Khalilur Rahman Azmi (1)

talaash (f) (9)

quest, search

lifelong

bhar (m) (10)

fill

near, close

doosra (m) (3)

other, something else

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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8 / 11: umr bhar

aarzoo hai ki tu yahan aaye

aur phir umr bhar

na jaaye kahin

my wish is

for you to come

and then

you don’t leave ever

Nasir Kazmi (9)

lifelong

aarzoo (m) (17)

desire

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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9 / 11: umr bhar

vo ek aks ki pal bhar nazar mein Thehra tha

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

Rajinder Manchanda Bani (1)

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

nazar (m) (30)

perspective, sight

lifelong

aks (m) (4)

reflection

entire, all, whole

stay

silsila (m) (1)

connection, link

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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10 / 11: umr bhar

tamaam umr mera mujh se ikhtilaaf rahaa

gila na kar jo kabhi

tera humnava na hua

my entire life, i struggled

and fought with myself

so, don’t complain that

i couldn’t be there for you

Lutf-Ur-Rahman (1)

lifelong

entire, all, whole

ikhtilaaf (m) (1)

in opposition, difference

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

kabhi (26)

on occasion

humnava (m) (2)

fellow songster, friend

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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11 / 11: umr bhar

be-waqt agar jaaunga sab chaunk paDenge

ik umr hui din mein

kabhi ghar nahi dekha

if i go at an unexpected time

everyone will be shocked

it has been a lifetime and

i have not seen my home in daylight

Bashir Badr (18)

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

unexpected hour

chaunk (m) (1)

surprised, shocked, startle

lifelong

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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Featured Themes

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Miscellany (44)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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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