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

aaina: mirror and Urdu couplets and shers with aaina

1 / 6: aaina

main tere husn ka khalwat mein tamashaayi huun

aaina seekh na jaaye

kaheen hairat meri

i am, in isolation,

a spectator of your beauty

may the mirror not learn

of my awe and wonder

Sahba Lakhnavi (1)

husn (m) (19)

beauty

khalwat (f) (2)

loneliness / intimacy

tamashaayi (f) (2)

spectator

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

to learn

hairat (f) (3)

awe, wonder

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

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2 / 6: aaina

aaina dekh kar vo ye samjhe

mil gaya

husn-e-bemisaal hamen

looking into the mirror

she said to herself

i have found

an unexampled beauty

Bekhud Dehlvi (5)

husn (m) (19)

beauty

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

to understand

bemisaal (m) (1)

incomparable, unexampled

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

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3 / 6: aaina

dost naaraaz ho gaye kitne

ik zara aaina

dikhaane mein

how angry

friends became

when just shown

the mirror

Baqi Ahmad Puri (1)

naaraaz (m) (3)

angry, anger

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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4 / 6: aaina

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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5 / 6: aaina

apne chehre ko badalna to bahut mushkil hai

dil bahal jaayega

aaina badal kar dekho

changing your face

is quite tough

you heart will be allayed

just change the mirror and see

Iftikhar Naseem (3)

chehre (m) (6)

face, countenance

badal (m) (4)

change

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

bahal (m) (2)

satisfied, pacify

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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6 / 6: aaina

doosron par agar tabsara kijiye

saamne aaina

rakh liya kijiye

as you get ready

to criticize others

keep a mirror

handy

Nasir Kazmi (9)

aaina (m) (6)

mirror

tabsara (m) (1)

criticism

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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Featured Themes

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Miscellany (44)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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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