12 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by
Shahryaar
(Akhlaq Mohammed Khan)
1936-2012,
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)
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aankh ki ye ek hasrat thi
ki bas poori hui
aansuon mein bheeg jaane ki
havas poori hui
the eye held a longing
that is now fulfilled
the craving to bathe in tears
is now quenched
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
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2 / 12: Shahryaar
jahaan mein hone ko, ai dost
yuun to sab hoga
tere labon pe mere lab hon
aisa kab hoga
in this world, my beloved,
everything can happen
but my lips on yours
when will that happen?
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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3 / 12: Shahryaar
hai aaj ye gila ki
akela hai 'shahryar'
tarsoge kal hujuum mein
tanhai ke liye
your complaint today is
you are lonely, ‘shahryar’
tomorrow in the crowd,
you will long for solitude
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
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4 / 12: Shahryaar
seene mein jalan
aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai
is shahr mein har shakhs
pareshaan sa kyun hai
why this burning in the heart
and storm in the eyes
why does everyone in this city
seem so troubled
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
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5 / 12: Shahryaar
ajeeb saaneha mujh par
guzar gaya yaaro
main apne saaye se kal raat
Dar gaya yaaro
a strange incident happened
to me last night, my friends
i got scared
of my own shadow
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)
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6 / 12: Shahryaar
kaun si baat hai
jo tujh mein nahin
tujh ko dekhe
mere nazar se koyi
what is it
that is lacking in you
someone ought to see
you with my eyes
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
perspective, sight
Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (92)
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7 / 12: Shahryaar
phir nazar me phool mehke
dil me phir shamein jalen
phir tasavvur ne liya
us bazm me jaane ka naam
flowers bloomed in sight again
and, again, my heart lit up
when i imagined again
going to the joyful gathering
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
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8 / 12: Shahryaar
yaad teri kabhi dastak
kabhi sargoshi se
raat ke pichle pehar
roz jagati hai hamen
your memory, sometimes as a knock
and sometimes as a whisper
wakes me up
in the wee hour, every night
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (61)
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9 / 12: Shahryaar
zindagi jab bhi tere
bazm mein laati hai hamen
yeh zameen chaand se behtar
nazar aati hai hamen
when life brings me to
your gathering
this earth looks to me
more beautiful than the moon
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
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10 / 12: Shahryaar
justuju jis ki thi
us ko to na paaya hum ne
is bahaane se magar
dekh li duniya hum ne
what i was looking for
i could not get
with this as excuse, however,
i got to see the world
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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11 / 12: Shahryaar
ab jidhar dekhiye
lagta hai ki is duniya mein
kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai
kahin kuchh kam hai
today, wherever you see
it seems in this world
some are too many
and, some too few
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1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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12 / 12: Shahryaar
nazraana tere husn ko
kya de ki apne paas
le de ke ek dil hai
so TuuTa hua sa hai
what gift to your beauty
can i offer, when all I have
is a heart,
that too somewhat broken
Shahryaar (Akhlaq Mohammed Khan) (12)
1987: Sahitya Akademi
2008: Jnanpith
Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (92)
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