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3 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by

Sahir Dehlavi

(Pandit Amar Nath)

1863-1962,

Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)

1 / 3: Sahir Dehlavi

qulzum-e-fikr mein hai

kashti-e-imaan saalim

nakhuda husn hai

aur ishq hai langar apna

in the ocean of thought

the ship of faith remains intact

beauty is the boatman

and our love is the anchor

Sahir Dehlavi (Pandit Amar Nath) (3)

qulzum (1)

ocean, abyss

fikr (5)

concern, fear

kashti (2)

boat

imaan (5)

faith

saalim (1)

intact, unharmed

boatman, navigator

husn (19)

beauty

ishq (30)

love

langar (2)

anchor

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (35)

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2 / 3: Sahir Dehlavi

mil-milaa ke donon ne

dil ko kar diya barbaad

husn ne kiya bekhud

ishq ne kiya aazaad

together, the two of them

ruined my heart

beauty intoxicated me

love set me free

Sahir Dehlavi (Pandit Amar Nath) (3)

donon (3)

both

dil (20)

heart

ruined, devastated

husn (19)

beauty

bekhud (1)

entranced, senseless

ishq (30)

love

aazaad (5)

free, freed

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3 / 3: Sahir Dehlavi

sher kya hai

aah hai ya vaah hai

jis se har dil ki choT

aati hai ubhar

what is a sher (couplet)

with its aah’s and wah’s

but every heart’s hurt

coming out in the open

Sahir Dehlavi (Pandit Amar Nath) (3)

sher (2)

couplet

aah (5)

sigh

ubhar (1)

emerge, protrude

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