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1 Urdu ashaar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Javed Shaheen

1922-2008,

Amritsar (Punjab)

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jama karti hai mujhe raat bahut mushkil se

subah ko ghar se

nikalte hi bikharne ke liye

the night painstakingly

puts my broken pieces together

only for me to fall apart again

when i leave home in the morning

Javed Shaheen (1)

jama (m) (2)

collect

raat (f) (15)

night

mushkil (m) (9)

difficult, hard

subah (m) (3)

dawn

nikalte (4)

come out

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)

Featured Themes

Friends, Family, & Community (152)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (116)

Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

Nature, World & Universe (53)

Home, Country, & Belonging (32)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (70)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)

Miscellany (44)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (42)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (63)

Time, Life & Learning (142)

Pain, Distress, Suffering (3)

Voice, Expression, & Language (84)

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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