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

musaafir: fellow traveler

1 / 7: musaafir

dekhiye to hai kaarwaan varna

har musaafir

safar mein tanha hai

if you observe

you see a caravan, but

every traveler

is alone in the journey

Jamil Nazar (2)

caravan

or else

fellow traveler

safar (24)

journey, travel

alone

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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2 / 7: musaafir

musaafir hain musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

Ummeed Fazli (3)

fellow traveler

from (that side)

person, individual

alone

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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3 / 7: musaafir

safar hai shart musaafir nawaaz bahutere

hazaar ha shajr-e-saaya

daar raah mein hain

journey the only condition

generous companions many

thousands of shady trees

line along the path

Haidar Ali Aatish (6)

safar (24)

journey, travel

condition, requirement

fellow traveler

cherishing, comforting

many

thousand

shadow

daar (2)

gallows / trees

raah (23)

street, path

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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4 / 7: musaafir

musaafir hain yaaron na ghar hai na thikaana

mujhe chalte jaana hai

bas chalte jaana

i am a traveler, my friends

with neither home, nor shelter

i just need to keep walking

keep walking

Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) (7)

fellow traveler

friends

shelter

move, go

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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5 / 7: musaafir

hasrat ye us musaafir-e-bekas ke roye

jo thak ke baith jaata

ho manzil ke saamne

shed tears for the unmet

desires of that hapless traveler

who sits tired by the road,

with his destination in sight

Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani (6)

desire, mostly unmet

fellow traveler

hardship, toil, trouble

thak (1)

tired, exhausted

goal, destination

in front of, opposite

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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6 / 7: musaafir

humsafar chaahiye hujuum naheen

ek musaafir bhi

qaafila hai mujhe

need a companion

not a crowd

one such person

is a caravan for me

Ahmad Faraz (21)

companion

crowd, throng

fellow traveler

caravan

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)

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7 / 7: musaafir

yoon hiraasaan hain musaafir bastiyon ke darmiyaan

ho gayi ho shaam

jaise jangalon ke darmiyaan

travelers seem so panicked

stuck in between cities

as if darkness has descended

upon dense forests

Khaqan Khavar (1)

anxious, panicked

fellow traveler

cities

between

shaam (20)

evening

forests

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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Featured Themes

Miscellany (44)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Friends, Family, & Community (132)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

Voice, Expression, & Language (73)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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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