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5 Urdu couplets and shers with akela

akela(m): alone, by oneself

1 / 5: akela

main jab maidaan khaali kar ke aayaa

meraa dushman

akela rah gayaa thaa

when i walked away

from the field

my enemy

was left alone

Dilawar Ali Aazar (1)

maidaan (m) (2)

field, ground

empty

dushman (m) (7)

enemy

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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2 / 5: akela

hai aaj ye gila ki akela hai 'shahryar'

tarsoge kal hujuum mein

tanhaai ke liye

your complaint today is

you are lonely, ‘shahryar’

tomorrow in the crowd,

you will long for solitude

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

tarsoge (m) (1)

long for, pine for

hujuum (m) (4)

crowd, throng

tanhaai (f) (11)

solitude, loneliness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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3 / 5: akela

main akela hi chala tha jaanib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwaan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

Majrooh Sultanpuri (13)

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

jaanib (m) (2)

towards

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

magar (28)

yet, but

log (m) (9)

people

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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4 / 5: akela

bheeD tanhaaiyon ka mela hai

aadmi aadmi

akela hai

a crowd is just

a bazaar of solitudes

each person

is all alone

Abdul Hamid Adam (12)

bheeD (m) (2)

crowd

tanhaaiyon (f) (2)

solitude, loneliness

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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5 / 5: akela

main apne saath rehta hoon hamesha

akela huun magar

tanha nahi hoon

i always

keep myself company

i am by myself

but am never alone

Anonymous

always

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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Nature, World & Universe (50)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Miscellany (44)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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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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