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

Bal Mukund Besabr

1812-1885,

Sikandarabad (Uttar Pradesh)

1 / 2: Bal Mukund Besabr

rukhsat hua vo ashk hamaare nikal aaye

khurshid ke chhupte hi

sitaare nikal aaye

the tear of mine left

and flowed forth

soon as the sun withdrew

the stars emerged

Bal Mukund Besabr (2)

departure (esp. of bride)

ashk (5)

tears

come out, emerge

sun

stars

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (48)

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2 / 2: Bal Mukund Besabr

muddaa agar hai to ye hai aashiq-e-dil-geer ka

ashk mein hona asar ka

aah mein taaseer ka

if anything matters, it is

the lover's heart that's seized

there is force in the tear

and power in the sigh

Bal Mukund Besabr (2)

matter

lover, fan

dil (94)

heart

geer (1)

caught, seized

ashk (5)

tears

asar (7)

effect, impact

aah (7)

sigh

force, impact

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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