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

nazar: perspective, sight

1 / 28: nazar

ye sochna ghalat hai ketum par nazar naheen

masroof hum bahut hain

magar bekhabar naheen

it is wrong to assume

i am not paying attention to you

i am quite busy, but yet

i am not unaware

Aalok Shrivastav (1)
ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

busy

bahut (16)

too much or many

magar (23)

yet, but

ignorant, clueless

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)

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2 / 28: nazar

nazar na aayega jab

koi bismil-o-qaatil

it is very near, muztar,

that system and order of life

when you will not see

any murderers or victims

zindagi (39)

life

qareeb (3)

near, close

nizaam (1)

order, system

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

bismil (2)

injured, victim, slain

qaatil (10)

murderer, assassin

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3 / 28: nazar

kabhi apne hi andar

ek duniya dekh leti huun

sometimes, i see nothing

in the world

sometimes, i see a whole world

within myself

kabhi (24)

on occasion

duniya (23)

world

andar (5)

inside

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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4 / 28: nazar

gul par hai nazar

dhyaan mein rukhsar kisi ka

i am in the garden

longing for someone's sight

my gaze is on the flower

but someone's face in my focus

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

baagh (4)

garden

gul (17)

flower

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

dhyaan (5)

attention, focus

cheeks, face

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5 / 28: nazar

aaghaaz ko

anjaam banaayaa naheen jaata

soon as the eyes meet

the hearts can't unite

beginnings can't be

forced into endings right away

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

dil (94)

heart

anjaam (7)

result, end

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6 / 28: nazar

jab tujhe

ek nazar dekha tha

i remembered

those first showers

when i

caught a glimpse of you

yaad (32)

memory, remember

rain

pehli (1)

first

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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7 / 28: nazar

woh mustahiq hain vahi

haq se bedakhal logo

though there are trees

no birds are seen

the deserving people are those

dispossessed of their rights

trees, tree

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

worthy, deserving

haq (3)

truth, faith

unobstructed

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8 / 28: nazar

dhyaan mera

teri nazar par tha

what you said

i didn’t hear

my attention was

on your eyes

dhyaan (5)

attention, focus

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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9 / 28: nazar

barq si gir gayi kaam hi kar gayi

aag aisi lagaayi…maza aa gaya

oh my envy-of-the-moon…when our

eyes met the first time…’twas thrilling

lightning came down and did its job

it lit a fire such that…’twas so thrilling

qamar (2)

moon

rashk (1)

envy, jealous

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

barq (4)

lightning

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10 / 28: nazar

jo zinda hun to phir

zinda nazar aana zaroori hai

if principles are under attack

it is necessary to fight back

if i am alive

i must act so

aanch (2)

heat, flame, scorch

fight

necessary, essential

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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11 / 28: nazar

us ne jo pher li nazar

main ne bhi jaam rakh diya

even in the intensity of thirst

my dignity of drinking remained

when she turned her face away

i too put down my cup

intensity, dedication, devotion

thirst

pride, shame, modesty

drinking

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

jaam (10)

wine cup, goblet

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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12 / 28: nazar

tujh ko dekhe

mere nazar se koyi

what is it

that is lacking in you

someone ought to see

you with my eyes

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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13 / 28: nazar

kisi bhi samt ho

lekin safar zaroori hai

it is important to have a path

that stretches far in sight

no matter which direction

the journey is a must

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

duur (7)

distant, far away

talak (4)

till

path

necessary, essential

samt (2)

direction, way

safar (23)

journey, travel

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14 / 28: nazar

maut ka ek din muayyin hai

neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati

no hope comes to pass

no face seen anywhere

death has a fixed day to arrive

why then doesn't sleep come all night

ummeed (9)

hope, expectation

soorat (5)

face, in the form of

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

maut (3)

death

fixed, appointed

neend (4)

sleep

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15 / 28: nazar

taDapta hai

har zarra-e-kayenaat

this peace and permanence

are but a deception and illusion

every atom of the universe

is endlessly pulsating

fareb (4)

trick, deceit

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

sukoon (6)

comfort, peace

sabaat (1)

permanence, durability

pulsate

zarra (1)

atom, particle

universe

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16 / 28: nazar

har tabassum ek toofan

har nazar ek inquilaab

youth is an apocalypse

so is youthful vigor

every smile a storm

every glance a revolution

catastrophe, apocalypse

youth

smile

toofan (8)

storm, cyclone

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

revolution

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17 / 28: nazar

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

pal (7)

moment, nurture

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

lifelong

aks (4)

reflection

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

Thehra (1)

stay

connection, link

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18 / 28: nazar

mujhe ek raat nawaaz de

magar is ke baad sahar na ho

sometimes, come to my eyes

without my sight knowing

grant me the favor of one night

that doesn’t have a dawn

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

sahar (5)

dawn

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

khabar (11)

news, awareness

nawaaz (3)

cherishing, comforting

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19 / 28: nazar

saikDon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless despots of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

poverty, destitution

sights, spectacles

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

many, hundreds

sultan (2)

emperor

jaabir (1)

oppressive, tyrannical

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20 / 28: nazar

kare hai dil ko mere

teri yak nazar mahzooz

don't me miserly with your

merciful gaze, o cruel one

just one glance from you

brings joy to my heart

daregh (1)

stingy

chashm (3)

eyes

karam (9)

kindness, grace, favor

zaalim (8)

oppressor, tyrant

dil (94)

heart

yak (1)

single, one

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

delighted

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21 / 28: nazar

yeh zameen chaand se behtar

nazar aati hai hamen

when life brings me to

your gathering

this earth looks to me

more beautiful than the moon

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

zindagi (39)

life

bazm (11)

assembly, gathering

zameen (10)

ground, earth, land

chaand (7)

moon

behtar (5)

better

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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22 / 28: nazar

dushmanon se koi khatra nahi

bas apne par nazar rakhna

having arrived in this world

figure out the art of living

there is no danger from enemies

just keep a watch on your dear ones

hunar (3)

skill, art

khatra (1)

danger

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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23 / 28: nazar

phir tasavvur ne liya

us bazm me jaane ka naam

flowers bloomed in sight again

and, again, my heart lit up

when i imagined again

going to the joyful gathering

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

phool (12)

flowers, flower

lights

imagination

bazm (11)

assembly, gathering

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24 / 28: nazar

aankhon ne meri

meel ka patthar nahi dekha

from the time i started walking

my sights were fixed on the goal

my eyes didn’t notice

the milestones along the way

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

stone

manzil (24)

goal, destination

meel (1)

mile

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25 / 28: nazar

kyun dekhen zindagi ko

kisi ki nazar se hum

all we have

is a viewpoint

why should we see life

from anyone else’s perspective

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

faqat (6)

only, just, simply

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

zindagi (39)

life

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26 / 28: nazar

aksar hain maal waale

kum hain kamaal waale

after deep scrutiny

we discovered this truth

there are many with wealth

but few with true excellence

scrutiny, research

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

aakhir (4)

alas, afterall

koon (3)

poetic form of ko

aksar (6)

often

maal (2)

treasure, goods

kamaal (3)

feat, wonder

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27 / 28: nazar

tum ne dekha ek nazar se

dil tumhaara ho gaya

though i nurtured for ages

i wasn’t worth much

you gave it just a glance

and it became yours

paala (1)

nurture, bringup

ages, long period

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

pahlu (3)

side

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28 / 28: nazar

nazar aate hain

muskuraaye huye

even without a smile

those lips

seem to be smiling

all the while

smiling

without

honT (1)

lips

nazar (28)

perspective, sight

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