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

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen

1727-1755,

Delhi (India)

1 / 4: Inamullah Khan Yaqeen

umr fariyaad mein barbaad gayi

kuch na hua

naala mashhoor ghalat hai ke

asar karta hai

life was wasted in pleas and prayers

and nothing came of it

the popular belief that

laments work...is a lie

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen (4)
umr (10)

life

prayer, plea, plaint

ruined, devastated

naala (4)

cry, lament, wail

famous, well-known

ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

asar (6)

effect, impact

Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)

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2 / 4: Inamullah Khan Yaqeen

haq mujhe

baatil aashna na kare

main buton se phiroon

khuda na kare

may reality not

lead me to falsehood

by god, may i not

bow before the idols

haq (2)

truth, faith

baatil (1)

falsehood

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

buton (2)

idols

khuda (25)

god

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3 / 4: Inamullah Khan Yaqeen

khalvat ho aur sharaab ho

maashuuq saamne

zaahid, tujhe kasam hai

jo tu ho to kya kare

in seclusion and

with wine and beloved with you

o holy man, tell me honestly

what would you do?

solitude, seclusion

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

beloved

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

zaahid (6)

priest, pious person

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4 / 4: Inamullah Khan Yaqeen

kya badan hoga ki jis ke

kholte jaame ka band

barg-e-gul ki tarah

har naakhun mo'attar ho gaya

what body it must be

when i untie the drawstrings

like the petals of a flower

my nails smell of perfume too

badan (4)

body

jaame (1)

clothing

band (4)

string, hostage, captive

gul (17)

flower

tarah (12)

type, like, similar to

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