7 Urdu ash'ar / shayari (shers, couplets) by
Nazeer Akbarabadi
1735-1830,
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
1 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
jaa paDe chup ho ke jab
shahr-e-khamoshaan mein, 'nazeer'
ye ghazal, ye rekhta
ye sher-khvaani phir kahaan?
when i, nazeer, go quietly
into the city of silence
where will then be, this poetry,
this reciting of verses?
silent, quiet
city
silence
poem
couplet
recitation
Theme: Voice, Expression & Language (69)
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2 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
na itna zulm kar ai chaandni
bahr-e-khuda, chhup ja
tujhe dekhe se yaad aata hai
mujh ko mahtaab apnaa
do not be cruel, o moonlight
for god's sake, hide away
when i see you, i recall
the moon that was mine
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3 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
duur se aaye thay, saaqi
sun ke maikhaane ko hum
bas taraste hi chale afsos
paimaane ko hum
we have come from afar, o wine-pourer,
hearing of your tavern
and, regretfully, we left
thirsting for a single cup
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4 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
thay ham to khud-pasand bahut
lekin ishq mein
ab hai wahi pasand
jo ho yaar ko pasand
i used to be so self-absorbed
but in love
i like only that which
my beloved likes
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5 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
tha iraada teri fariyaad karein
haakim se
woh bhi, aye shokh, tera
chaahne waala nikla
i sought to complain
about you to the judge
but alas, o playful one,
he, too, turned out your admirer
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6 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
sab kitaabon ke
khul gaye maani
jab se dekhi ‘nazir’
dil ki kitaab
the meaning of all books
became evident
when i read, ‘nazir’
the volume of my heart
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7 / 7: Nazeer Akbarabadi
hai dussehra mein bhi
yuun gar farhat-o-zeenat 'nazir'
par diwali bhi ajab
pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai
in dussehra too
there is joy and beauty, nazir
but diwali is
uniquely and purely joyous
Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)
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