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1 Urdu ash'ar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Nishanth Shrivastava Nayab

1977- N.A,

Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Nishanth Shrivastava Nayab Biography

Nishant Shrivastava Nayab was born in 1977 in Mumbai. He writes in Urdu and Hindi, and his poems are also available in Roman transliteration. His work includes a number of ghazals and couplets.

His poetry often explores themes of longing, separation, memory, human feeling, and emotional vulnerability. His couplets are noted for their evocative imagery and for touching emotional notes with relatively few words. His ghazals retain the musicality, rhyme, and meter of Urdu tradition while being accessible to contemporary readers.

He has published several ghazals and two-line shers. His poems are shared widely in poetry circles, online platform,s and through recitations. His voice is appreciated for the balance of form and feeling.

Nayab’s style is lyrical, reflective and carries a sensitivity toward inner life and the tensions between longing and presence. His couplets often evoke personal ache, the beauty of absence and the grip of memory over time.

He continues to contribute to Urdu poetry through writing, readings and by engaging with readers who value both classical poetic heritage and modern expression.

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koi aisi dava de,chaaragar

bhool jaaun main

aashna chehre ko

give me a medicine,

my healer

that let's me forget

my beloved’s face

Nishanth Shrivastava Nayab (1)
bhool (15)

forget, mistake

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

healer, doctor, physician

chehre (5)

face, countenance

dava (3)

medicine, cure

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (62)

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