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

kabhi

on occasion

1 / 16: kabhi

kabhi duniya ke andar

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

Nazma Tassaduq (1)
kabhi (16)

on occasion

duniya (22)

world

andar (3)

inside

nazar (26)

perspective, sight

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (36)

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2 / 16: kabhi

kabhi kabhi to suna hai

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

kabhi (16)

on occasion

suna (9)

hear

hila (1)

shake, tremble

mahal (1)

palace

poor, helpless

pleas, complaints

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3 / 16: kabhi

ai dil kise naseeb

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

dil (73)

heart

naseeb (2)

fate, destiny

guidance

restlessness

zindagi (34)

life

raahat (2)

comfort, ease

kabhi (16)

on occasion

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4 / 16: kabhi

dil mera luuT gaya

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

dil (73)

heart

luuT (2)

loot

honor, dignity

jeet (2)

win, victory

paaya (4)

to gain, to secure

kabhi (16)

on occasion

sword

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5 / 16: kabhi

khauf-e-dozakh se 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

khauf (3)

fear, terror

dozakh (5)

hell

kabhi (16)

on occasion

desire, aspiration

jannat (7)

heaven

tarz (3)

style, manner

worship

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6 / 16: kabhi

kabhi un mad-bhari aankhon se

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

kabhi (16)

on occasion

intoxicating

eyes

jaam (9)

wine cup, goblet

hosh (6)

consciousness

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7 / 16: kabhi

kabhi sayyaad ka khaTka hai

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

kabhi (16)

on occasion

captor, hunter

khauf (3)

fear, terror

khizan (1)

autumn

bulbul (7)

nightingale

jaan (13)

life, strength / beloved

palm

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8 / 16: kabhi

le gaya cheen ke kaun

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

cheen (1)

snatch, pull

sabr (4)

patience, endurance

qaraar (5)

peace, calm, tranquil

restlessness

dil (73)

heart

kabhi (16)

on occasion

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9 / 16: kabhi

maloom jo hota hame

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

maloom (3)

to know

anjaam (6)

result, end

love

kabhi (16)

on occasion

bhool (14)

forget, mistake

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10 / 16: kabhi

yaad teri kabhi dastak

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

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

yaad (27)

memory, remember

kabhi (16)

on occasion

dastak (2)

knock (on the door)

whisper

raat (7)

night

pichle (1)

last

roz (9)

day, every day

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11 / 16: kabhi

roz kahta hun ke

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

roz (9)

day, every day

will see

kabhi (16)

on occasion

kooche (3)

street

kaam (11)

work

nikal (6)

come out, emerge

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12 / 16: kabhi

achchha hai dil ke saath

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

dil (73)

heart

rahe (13)

remain

guard, sentinel

aqal (3)

mind, intellect

kabhi (16)

on occasion

tanha (6)

alone

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13 / 16: kabhi

tu sirf dashna-e-nafrat

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

sirf (4)

only

dashna (1)

dagger

nafrat (1)

hate

kabhi (16)

on occasion

enemy

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14 / 16: kabhi

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

lifelong

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

in opposition, difference

gila (7)

fault, complaint

kabhi (16)

on occasion

fellow songster, friend

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15 / 16: kabhi

kinaare hi se toofan ka

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

shore

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

spectacle, drama, show

kabhi (16)

on occasion

estimate, approximation

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16 / 16: kabhi

kabhi kabhi to woh

itni rasaayi deta hai

woh sochta hai to

mujhko sunaayi deta hai

sometimes, he

grants such access

when he thinks

i can hear him

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

kabhi (16)

on occasion

access

sochta (3)

think

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