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

ajnabi

stranger

1 / 4: ajnabi

apnon ke zakhm kha ke

main nikla jo shahr se

jo ajnabi mila

wahi apna laga mujhe

wounded by my loved ones

when i left the city

the strangers i met

felt like my own

Zuhair Kanjahi (1)
zakhm (14)

wound, injury

nikla (9)

turned out, came out

shahr (11)

city

ajnabi (4)

stranger

Theme: Friends, Family & Community (117)

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2 / 4: ajnabi

koyi bhi ghar mein samajhta na tha

mere dukh sukh

ek ajnabi ki tarah

main khud apne ghar mein tha

no one in my home

understood my joys and sorrows

like a stranger, i lived

in my own home

understand, deem

dukh (6)

sorrow, grief

ajnabi (4)

stranger

khud (18)

myself

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3 / 4: ajnabi

zabaan hamaari na samjha

yahaan koi 'majrooh'

hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

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zabaan (8)

language, tongue

samjha (6)

understand

ajnabi (4)

stranger

tarah (12)

type, like, similar to

watan (1)

homeland, country

rahe (13)

remain

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4 / 4: ajnabi

haadse hai ke

log rahte hain

apne hi ghar mein

ajnabi ki tarah

the tragedy is that

people stay

in their own homes

as strangers

haadse (1)

calamities, accidents

log (8)

people

ajnabi (4)

stranger

tarah (12)

type, like, similar to

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