44 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) on the theme:
Miscellany
tera ehsaas zara sa
teri hasti paayaab
to samundar ki tarah
shor machaata kya hai
your experience so trivial
your existence so shallow
why do you create a furor
like a noisy sea
feeling, experience
life, existence, being
shallow, knee-deep
make noise
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is saadgi pe kaun
na mar jaaye, ai khuda
ladte hain aur haath mein
talwaar bhi nahin
who wouldn’t lay down his life,
oh god, at this innocence
she fights but without
a sword in her hand
hand
innocence, simplicity
oh god
she/he fights
sword
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kisi ghair se
kya tawaqqo
ki jab mera dil hii
dushman mera ho gaya
what can i expect
from a stranger
when my own heart
has become my enemy
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ai dopahar ki dhoop
bata kya jawaab doon
deewar poochti hai ki
saaya kidhar gaya
oh searing, mid-day sun
tell me what reply should i give
the walls are asking
where has the shadow gone?
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har ek pal ko DhoonDta
har ek pal chala gaya
har ek pal guzar gaya
banaake dil pe ik nishaan
each moment passed by
while in search of a past moment
each moment passed by
leaving a mark on the heart
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keh raha hai shor-e-dariya se
samandar ka sakooth
jis mein jitna zarf hai
utna hi wo khaamosh hai
the calm of the ocean says
to the noise of the river
(s)he that can contain a lot
remains that silent
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jo aane waale hain mausam
unhein shumaar mein rakh
jo din guzar gaye
unko ginaa na kar
count on the seasons
yet to come
and count not
the days that have passed
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chaahte hain
khoob-ruuyon ko ‘asad’
aap ki soorat to
dekha chaahiye
for pretty faces
you are so keen, 'asad'
you should take a look
at your face once
face, in the form of
pretty faces
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raagon mein daudte phirne ke
hum naheen qayaal
jab aankh hi se na Tapka to
phir lahoo kya hai
that which courses through veins
i don't much care for
if it doesn't drip from the eyes
how can it be blood?
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ho mohtaseeb ki khair
uncha hai usi ke naam se
rind ka saaqi ka mae ka
khum ka paemaane ka naam
may god (or critics) be blessed
it is because of them
the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine
cask and goblet have gained fame
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makaan sheeshe ka
banvaate ho 'aazar'
bahut aayenge patthar
dekh lena
you made your house
with glass, 'aazar'
just watch...
many stones will come at it
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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
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ab mera dhyaan
kaheen aur chala jaata hai
ab koyi film mukammal
naheen dekhi jaati
now my attention
keeps drifting somewhere else
i am not able to
watch any movie completely
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bahakna meri fitrat
mein nahi par
sambhalne mein
pareshani bahut hai
drunkenness is not
in my nature, but
practicing moderation
is quite difficult
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doosron par agar
tabsara kijiye
saamne aaina
rakh liya kijiye
as you get ready
to criticize others
keep a mirror
handy
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mere talvon ke lahu se
hogi raushan har jihat
rah-ravaan-e-raah-e-manzil
honge shashdar dekhna
the blood of the soles of my feet,
spreads light in all directions
that followers to the destination,
watch them be amazed
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mohabbat ko samajhna hai to
naaseh khud mohabbat kar
kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahi hota
to understand love
you should first fall in love
from the shore, how can you
ever get a sense of the storm
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waqt se lamha lamha
kheli hai
zindagi ik
ajab paheli hai
time unfolded
moment by moment
life is indeed
a strange riddle
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muskuraahat hai
husn ka zevar
muskuraana na
bhuul jaaya karo
smile is
beauty’s treasure
don’t forget
to keep smiling
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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
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sun ke saari
daastaan-e-ranj-o-gham
kah diya us ne ki
phir hum kya karen
after listening to my entire
story of sorrow and despair
she said
well, what can i do?
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kis kis ko samjhaayega
ye naadaani choD
chehre ko sundar bana
aayina mat toD
to whom all will you justify?
quit this helpless lamenting
make your face better
don’t break the mirror
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apni saari kaavishon ko
raaegaan main ne kiya
mere andar jo na tha
us ko bayaan main ne kiya
all my efforts and strivings
i have rendered futile
i tried giving expression to
what is not within me
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ye waqia meri aankhon
ke saamne ka hai
sharaab naach rahi thi
gilaas baiThe rahe
this scene unfolds
before my eyes
the wine is dancing
and the glass is sitting still
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tumhaare ahd-e-wafa ko
main ahd kya samjhoon
mujhe khud apni
mohabbat pe eitbaar naheen
your promise of faithfulness
how should i understand it
when i have no faith
in my own love
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hum ko junoon
kya sikhlaate ho
hum thay pareshaan
tum se zyaada
what can you lecture me
about being agitated
i was more concerned
than you ever were
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ik pal ka qurb
ek baras ka phir intezaar
aayi hai january
to december chala gaya
a moment of closeness
and then a year of waiting again
january has come
but december has gone
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dulhan bani hui hain
raahen
jashn manao
saal-e-nau ke
the paths forward
are dressed up like a bride
celebrate
the new year
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kisi ko saal-e-nau ki
kya mubaarakbaad di jaaye
calendar ke badalne se
muqaddar kab badalta hai
what is the point in wishing
others a happy new year
when does fate every change
by the turning of the calendar?
leisure
fate, fortune
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main aakhir aadmi hun
koi laghzish ho hi jaati hai
magar ek wasf hai mujh mein
dil-aazaari nahin karta
i am after all a human
prone to making some mistakes
but i have this in me that
i never cause heartache
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un ke bhi qatl ka ilzaam
hamaare sar hai
jo hamein zahr pilaate hue
mar jaate hain
i am accused
of killing them
who died
feeding me poison
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koi tum sa bhi
kaash tum ko mile
muddaa hum ko
inteqaam se hai
wish you find someone
just like yourself
what matters to me
is just revenge
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sun chuke jab haal mera
le ke angDaayi kaha
kis ghazab ka dard, zaalim
tere afsaane mein tha
after hearing my plight,
stretching and yawning, you said
oh cruel one, what great pain
was there in your story?
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kis munh se karen un ke
taghaful ki shikaayat
khud hum ko mohabbat ka
sabaq yaad nahin hai
with what face can i
complain about her neglect
when i myself don’t remember
the essentials of love
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aye gham-e-zindagi
na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai
muskuraane ki
oh sorrow of life
don’t be angry
it is my habit
to smile
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ajab junoon hai
ye intiqaam ka jazba
shikast kha ke woh
pani mein zahr Daal aaya
what a strange passion
this thirst for revenge is
after being defeated,
he returned, poisoning the water
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tere jaane mein
aur aane mein
hum ne sadiyon ka
faasla dekha
between your going
and coming
i have experienced
the distance of ages
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tum salaamat raho
hazaar baras
har baras ke hon
din pachaas hazaar
may you stay well
for a thousand years
may each of those years
have fifty thousand days
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ai raat, mujhe maa ki tarah
god mein le le
din bhar ki mashaqqat se
badan TuuT raha hai
o night, take me into your lap
like my mother
the toil and troubles of the day
have broken my body
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shiddat-e-tishnagi mein bhi
ghairat-e-maikashi rahi
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
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maseeha maan baitha hai
woh khud ko
use kuchh zakhm kya
dikhla diye hain
he considers himself
a savior
just because some wounds
were shown to him
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