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3 Urdu ashaar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Ummeed Fazli

1923-2005,

Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

1 / 3: Ummeed Fazli

din to phir din hai guzar jaati hai

raat kaT thi hai

baDi mushkil se

day is but a day,

it passes fast

it is the night that

is difficult to bear

Ummeed Fazli (3)

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

raat (f) (13)

night

badi (f) (2)

hatred

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)

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2 / 3: Ummeed Fazli

ye sard raat, ye aavaargi ye neend ka bojh

hum apne sheher mein hote

to ghar gaye hote

this freezing night, this restless drifting

this burden of sleep

if i were in my town

i would have gone home

Ummeed Fazli (3)

sard (m) (1)

cold

raat (f) (13)

night

aavaargi (f) (1)

wandering, aimlessness

neend (f) (5)

sleep

bojh (m) (2)

burden

sheher (m) (4)

city

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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3 / 3: Ummeed Fazli

musaafir hain musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

Ummeed Fazli (3)

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

taraf (m) (4)

from (that side)

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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Featured Themes

Friends, Family, & Community (142)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)

Voice, Expression, & Language (81)

Life, Learning, & Living (132)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Miscellany (44)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Love, Passion, and Longing (118)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (59)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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