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3 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

koshish: attempt, effort

1 / 3: koshish

tujhe paane ki koshish mein kuchh itna kho chuka huun main

ki tu mil bhi agar jaaye to

ab milne ka gham hoga

in my attempts to gain you

i have lost so much

even if you become mine

i will be sad about it

Waseem Barelvi (4)

gham (19)

sorrow, sadness

attempt, effort

to get, to gain

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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2 / 3: koshish

itni shiddat se maine tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai

ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse

milaane ki saazish ki hai

with so much dedication

did i strive and struggle to win you

that every atom of the universe

conspired to help me achieve it

intensity, dedication, devotion

to get, to gain

attempt, effort

particle, atom

conspiracy

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (49)

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3 / 3: koshish

koshish bhi kar ummeed bhi rakh, raasta bhi chun

phir is ke baad

thoda muqaddar talaash kar

work hard too, keep faith too

find a path too

after all this...

look for a little luck

Nida Fazli (11)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

quest, search

attempt, effort

hope, expectation

fate, fortune

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

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