37 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) on the theme:
Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment
jalaaya umr bhar
is raushni ne
what good has
awareness done to me
lifelong, this light
has only burnt me
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agar rasool na hote to
subah kaafi thi
for us people of insight
looking for proof of truth
if there’s no prophet
just the dawn would do
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chhoD deta huun woh raasta
aam ho jaane ke baad
the path that i laboriously make
with great effort, jamaal
i abandon that
when its trodden by all
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pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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mujhe pasand naheen hai
mudaakhalat apni
i will meet myself one day
and will say plainly
listen, i don't like my
meddling and interference
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jala ke apna diya
raushni makaan mein la
lights of the street are surely
a thousand times brighter
but light your own lamp
and bring light into the house
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ke neend shart naheen
khwaab dekhne ke liye
get up to witness
this shining scene of the night
as sleep is not needed
for one to dream
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taa qayaamat khula hai
baab-e-sukhan
the path to fresh ideas
is never sealed shut
the door to new expression
is open till doomsday
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shamaa har rang mein jalti hai
seher hote tak
who can cure, ‘asad’,
the sorrow of existence except death
the lamp burns in every color
until the dawn arrives
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tujhe hum wali samajhte
jo na baada-khvaar hota
these mystical discussions
and your unique narration, ghalib,
we would have deemed you a saint
had you not been a drinker
problems
mysticism
learned person, saint
understand, deem
drinker, drunkard
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mera qalam mera saathi
mera humraaz banta raha
even during the storms of time
i kept lighting the lamp of brightness
my pen remained my friend,
my confidant all through
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hai koyi khwaab ki
taabir bataane wala
i have seen gardens
burning in spring
is there anyone who can
interpret this dream for me
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neend rakho ya na rakho
khwaab meyaari rakho
it is essential to preserve
the illusion of the eyes
whether you sleep or not
make sure your dreams are top class
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lifaafe mein
kuchh raushni bhej de
it is dark here…
how will i read your letter?
do send some light
with the envelope
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faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi
irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin
if god doesn’t give guidance
man is not competent
grace of love is common
but not love’s enlightenment
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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kise khabar ki junoon bhi hai
saahib-e-idraak
the world always considered
intellect to be the guiding light
who knew that passion
can also inform and enlighten
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mushkil bahut hai un ko
jo rakhte hain aagahi
sauda, the ignorant
enjoy the most here
it is difficult for those
who are aware
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charaagh-e-raah hai
manzil naheen
go past the intellect
for this light
is but an illumination of the path
not the destination
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us ne sadiyon
tumhen socha hoga
whichever artist created
the masterpiece that’s you
(s)he must have
thought of it for ages
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main apna jaam uThaatha huun
tu kitaab uTha
let’s find out, o priest, where the
lightning comes from
i will raise my glass of wine,
you raise your holy book
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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naakhuda husn hai
aur ishq hai langar apna
in the ocean of thought
the ship of faith remains intact
beauty is the boatman
and our love is the anchor
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jaise jis ke
gumaan mein aaye
what is knowledge
what is its truth?
it is what each person
imagines it to be
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taqreeb kuch to
bahr-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye
i learned to paint for the sake of
the moon-faced ones
something is needed
to gain an acquaintance
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ishq ne dil mein
raushni ki hai
reason just
lit up the mind
love filled my
heart with light
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na hoti mohabbat
na hota zuhoor
from gloom, love drew
the radiance of light
without love
there is no sight
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chaar unsoor se khule
maani-e-pinhaan ham ko
the unforgettable poet
crafted this amazing couplet
in four lines she revealed
the concealed meaning
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apni bhi ik raae rakhna
kitna mushkil hai
in this crowding of voices
amid all this tumult and furor
to listen to your own voice
how hard it is
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ab woh
raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan
that was triggered by
imagining a person
where is that
fantasy now?
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duniya tere khayaal se
raushan hui to hai
with just one lamp
many lamps are lit
the whole world is brightened
just by the thought of you
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khud apni zaat pe shak
dil mein aaye hain kya kya
only god knows, yagana,
who i am and what i am
many doubts have crept into my heart
about my very self
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rang ki gehraayi naapi hai
phool ki khushbu toli hai
for the joy of expression
urdu has crafted a novel path
it gauged the depth of hues
it weighed the fragrance of flowers
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main koh-e-maani ki
bulandi pe khada hoon
every color, every melody
stands humbled before me
as i stand on top of
the mountain of enlightenment
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dekh kar tasveer ko
tasveer phir kheenchi to kya
one show draw a portrait
from just one's imagination
if a picture is drawn by
looking at another...what's the point?
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kabhi apne hi andar
ek duniya dekh leti huun
sometimes, i see nothing
in the world
sometimes, i see a whole world
within myself
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jhooTi
duniya saari hai
i alone, 'aslam',
am truthful
the rest of the world
is full of deceit
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ilm ki inteha hai
khaamoshi
the beginning of knowledge
commotion
the end of knowledge
silence
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