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5 Urdu couplets and shers with ajnabi

ajnabi(f): stranger

Description of ajnabi: Ajnabi is an Urdu word meaning "stranger" or "foreigner," referring to someone unfamiliar or unknown. Unlike ghair , it carries emotional connotations of alienation or novelty. Differs from paraya , as it evokes transience and mystery in encounters. In Urdu poetry, ajnabi often symbolizes elusive love, as in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses where the beloved remains an eternal, distant stranger.

1 / 5: 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

Anonymous

samajhte (6)

understand, deem

dukh (m) (7)

sorrow, grief

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

khud (24)

myself

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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2 / 5: 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

Waheed Allahabadi (2)

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

shahr (m) (13)

city

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

3 / 5: 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

Aslam Habeeb (6)

haadse (m) (1)

calamities, accidents

log (m) (9)

people

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

tarah (16)

type, like, similar to

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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4 / 5: ajnabi

ham ajnabi hain aaj bhi apne dayaar mein

har shakhs poochhta hai yahi

tum yahaan kahaan

i remain a stranger

in my own land

everyone still asks

'what are you doing here?'

Waheeda Naseem (1)

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

dayaar (m) (4)

territory, region

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

5 / 5: 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

Majrooh Sultanpuri (13)

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zabaan (m) (10)

language, tongue

samjha (m) (6)

understand

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

tarah (16)

type, like, similar to

watan (m) (2)

homeland, country

rahe (20)

remain

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Miscellany (44)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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