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10 Urdu couplets and shers with samjhe

samjhe: to understand

Description of samjhe: Samjhe is the second person singular imperative form of the Urdu verb "samajhna," meaning "understand" or "comprehend." Unlike mere hearing, it implies grasping deeper meaning or intent behind words or actions. Differs from "suna" , as it conveys cognitive insight rather than passive reception. In poetry, it evokes misunderstanding in love, as in "vo ye samjhe mil gaya husn-e-bemisaal hamen," where self-deception highlights elusive beauty.

1 / 10: samjhe

aadmi kya woh na samjhe jo sukhan ki qadr ko

nutq ne haivaan se

musht-e-khaak ko insaan kiya

can one truly be human

who does not value speech?

it is eloquence that

turned a lump of dust into a human

Haidar Ali Aatish (6)

samjhe (10)

to understand

sukhan (m) (8)

speech, spoken words

qadr (m) (4)

value, worth

nutq (m) (1)

articulation, power of speaking

haivaan (m) (1)

beast

musht (m) (2)

fistful

khaak (m) (4)

dust, ashes, worthless

insaan (m) (12)

human

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

2 / 10: samjhe

hum to samjhe they ki ik zakhm hai bhar jaaega

kya khabar thi ki

rag-e-jaan mein utar jaaega

i imagined it a simple wound

that would heal soon

who knew it would

sink into the vein of life?

Parveen Shakir (16)

samjhe (10)

to understand

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

bhar (11)

fill

khabar (f) (12)

news, awareness

jaan (m) (16)

life, strength / beloved

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

3 / 10: samjhe

hum to samjhe thay ke chaaron dar muqaffal ho chuke

kya khabar thi

ek darwaaza khula rah jaayega

i thought all

the doors were sealed shut

who knew one

would remain open

Najeeb Ahmad (1)

samjhe (10)

to understand

dar (m) (8)

window, door, gate

muqaffal (m) (3)

lock

khabar (f) (12)

news, awareness

darwaaza (m) (4)

door

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

4 / 10: samjhe

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

samjhe (10)

to understand

bemisaal (m) (1)

incomparable, unexampled

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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5 / 10: samjhe

arz-e-ahvaal ko gila samjhe

kya kaha main ne

aap kya samjhe

describing my condition

sounds a complaint to you

i say one thing,

you construe something else

Dagh Dehlvi (11)

arz (m) (2)

petition, plea

ahvaal (m) (2)

condition, state

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

samjhe (10)

to understand

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

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6 / 10: samjhe

ham labon se kah na paaye 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

Nida Fazli (12)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

labon (m) (2)

lips

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

dil (m) (109)

heart

kabhi (26)

on occasion

samjhe (10)

to understand

khaamoshi (f) (4)

silence

cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

7 / 10: samjhe

'mushafi' hum to ye samjhe thay ke hoga koi zakhm

tere dil mein to bahut

kaam rafu ka nikla

i expected to find

some wounds, 'mushafi'

but in your heart,

a lot of mending was found

Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani (6)

samjhe (10)

to understand

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

dil (m) (109)

heart

kaam (m) (14)

work

rafu (m) (2)

mend, darn, stitch

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

8 / 10: samjhe

meri tanhaaiyon ko kaun samjhe

main saaya hoon

magar khud se juda huun

who understands

my loneliness?

i am my own shadow

but separated from self

Sahba Akhtar (1)

tanhaaiyon (f) (3)

solitude, loneliness

samjhe (10)

to understand

saaya (m) (6)

shadow

khud (24)

myself

juda (2)

separate, leave

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

9 / 10: samjhe

yaa-rab, woh na samjhe hai na samjhenge meri baat

de aur dil un ko

jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur

oh god, she doesn’t understand me

nor will she ever

either give her another heart

or give me more eloquence

Mirza Ghalib (63)

rab (m) (3)

god

samjhe (10)

to understand

dil (m) (109)

heart

zabaan (m) (10)

language, tongue

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

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10 / 10: samjhe

duub kar paar utar gaye hain ham

log samjhe ki

mar gaye hain ham

it is by first diving in and drowning

that i was able to cross the river

and here people are thinking

i was dead

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)

samjhe (10)

to understand

duub (m) (1)

drown

paar (m) (1)

cross

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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Featured Themes

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Miscellany (44)

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