20 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
kabhi: on occasion
1 / 20: kabhi
kabhi sargoshi se
raat ke pichle pehar
roz jagati hai hamen
your memory, sometimes as a knock
and sometimes as a whisper
wakes me up
in the wee hour, every night
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2 / 20: kabhi
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
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3 / 20: kabhi
peeya tha ek jaam
aaj tak hosh naheen,
hosh naheen, hosh naheen
once i drank a cup
from those intoxicating eyes
till now, i am not conscious
not conscious, not conscious
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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4 / 20: kabhi
tamaasha dekhne wale
kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota
those who watch the spectacle
of the storm from the shore
from the shore, will never
understand the storm’s fury
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5 / 20: kabhi
hila diye hain mahal
hamaare aise ghareebon ki
iltijaaon ne
sometimes it is said that
even palaces tremble
at the pleas
of the poor like us
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6 / 20: kabhi
rahe paasbaan-e-aqal
lekin kabhi kabhi ise
tanha bhi choD de
it's good that your mind
stands guard to the heart
but, on occasion,
do leave the heart alone
1922: Knighted by the British Crown
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7 / 20: kabhi
ye taufeeq-e-izteraab
milti hai zindagi mein
ye raahat kabhi kabhi
oh heart, who is ever granted
this grace of restlessness?
life bestows such ease
only now and then
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8 / 20: kabhi
un se haal-e-dil kabhi
aur woh samjhe naheen
ye khaamoshi kya cheez hai
i could never speak
my heart to her
and she never understood
what my silence meant
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9 / 20: kabhi
is aag mein jalte rehne se
kabhi dil par aanch naheen aati
kabhi rang kharaab naheen hota
fall in love once...and see
why burning in this fire
never scorches the heart
never fades the colors
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10 / 20: kabhi
aaj tera sabr-o-qaraar
beqaraari tujhe ai dil
kabhi aisi to na thi
who has snatched away
your peace and calm
oh restless heart…
you were never like this
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11 / 20: kabhi
hi laharaata raha
tu ne kabhi dushman se
lipaT kar nahi dekha
you have only been waving
this dagger of hate
you haven't tried ever
embracing your enemy
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12 / 20: kabhi
kabhi khwabon mein milen
jis tarah sukhe hue phool
kitabon mein milen
as we part ways now, perhaps
we may meet again in our dreams
just as we find dried flowers
within the pages of an old book
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13 / 20: kabhi
anjaam-e-mohabbat
lete na kabhi bhool ke ham
naam-e-mohabbat
had i known the
consequences of love
even by mistake, i wouldn’t have
uttered the name of love
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14 / 20: kabhi
kuchh nazar aata naheen mujh ko
kabhi apne hi andar
ek duniya dekh leti huun
sometimes, i see nothing
in the world
sometimes, i see a whole world
within myself
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (37)
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15 / 20: kabhi
ab unko na dekhoonga kabhi
roz us kooche mein kuch
kaam nikal aata hai
i say every day that
i am never going to see her again
but every day i find i have
some work to do in her street
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16 / 20: kabhi
saaf saaf keh duunga
mujhe pasand naheen hai
mudaakhalat apni
i will meet myself one day
and will say plainly
listen, i don't like my
meddling and interference
Theme: Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (37)
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17 / 20: kabhi
itni rasaayi deta hai
woh sochta hai to
mujhko sunaayi deta hai
sometimes, he
grants such access
when he thinks
i can hear him
Theme: Friends, Family & Community (121)
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18 / 20: kabhi
khwaahish-e-jannat se kabhi
mujh ko is tarz-e-ibaadat pe
hansi aati hai
sometimes fearing hell
sometimes desiring heaven
this manner of worship
makes me laugh
Anonymous
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19 / 20: kabhi
kabhi khauf-e-khizan
bulbul ab jaan
hatheli pe liye baiThi hai
sometimes the fear of the hunter
or, concern of coming autumn
the nightingale waits, afraid,
holding its life in its hands
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20 / 20: kabhi
woh baDi tauqeer ke saath
jo mujhe jeet na paaya
kabhi shamsheer ke saath
my heart was stolen
by honor and grace
by the one who could
never conquer me with a sword
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