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

pehle: before and Urdu couplets and shers with pehle

1 / 5: pehle

khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle

khuda bande se ye pooche

bata teri raza kya hai

strengthen yourself so much

that before every turn of fate

god asks of his child

tell me, what is your wish?

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

khudi (f) (2)

yourself

tall, lofty, strong

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

before

khuda (m) (31)

god

bande (m) (2)

children

bata (9)

speak, tell

raza (m) (1)

wish, pleasure

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

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2 / 5: pehle

akele to hum pehle hi jee rahe thay

kyu tanha se ho gaye hum

tere jaane ke baad

I was living by myself

even earlier

why am I now lonely,

after you left?

Ahmad Faraz (21)

akele (m) (3)

by oneself, alone

before

rahe (m) (19)

remain

tanha (m) (7)

alone

baad (10)

breeze / after

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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3 / 5: pehle

is se pehle ki log pehchane

khud ko pehchan

lo to behtar hai

before others

figure you out

better you

figure yourself out

Divakar Rahi (1)

better

before

log (m) (9)

people

pehchane (m) (1)

identify, figure out

khud (23)

myself

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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4 / 5: pehle

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

Hafeez Banarasi (2)

gumshudgi (f) (1)

being lost, disappearance

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

raah (m) (23)

street, path

numaayi (f) (1)

showing, manifestation

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

before

barson (m) (4)

years

lost

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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5 / 5: pehle

usi ne sab se pehle haar maani

wahi sab se

dilaawar lag raha tha

the one who first

accepted defeat

now seems to be

the bravest of all

Azhar Adeeb (2)

before

haar (m) (1)

defeat

brave, courageous

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

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Featured Themes

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Miscellany (44)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (56)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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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