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

khushbu: fragrance

1 / 10: khushbu

aaj bahut din baadmain apne kamre tak aa nikla tha

juun hi darvaaza khola hai

us ki khushbu aayi hai

after many days

i came to my room

just as i opened the door

fragrance of my beloved came out

Jaun Eliya (14)
khushbu (10)

fragrance

door

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2 / 10: khushbu

woh naam loonga toh khushbu

zubaan se aayegi

intoxication comes with

pleasant thoughts narrated well

if i utter her name

fragrance flows off the lips

suroor (3)

delight, joy

zikr (8)

mention, remember

masti (1)

intoxication

bayaan (8)

narration, declaration

khushbu (10)

fragrance

zubaan (8)

speech, tongue

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3 / 10: khushbu

mulla, gul-e-urdu ki mehak

aur hi kuchh hai

every flower of indian literature

has a wonderful scent

but the fragrance of urdu, mulla,

is something else

bazm (11)

assembly, gathering

adab (1)

culture

hind (1)

india

gul (17)

flower

khushbu (10)

fragrance

mehak (2)

fragrance, scent

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4 / 10: khushbu

tere jaane ke baad bhi main ne

teri khushbu se guftagu ki hai

whenever i met you

i yearned to meet you again

even after you left, i spoke

with your lingering fragrance

waqt (20)

time

aarzoo (16)

desire

khushbu (10)

fragrance

conversation

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5 / 10: khushbu

jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

subh (7)

morning, dawn

chuum (2)

kiss

khushbu (10)

fragrance

lahjaa (1)

manner, accent

azaan (1)

morningprayer

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6 / 10: khushbu

kaun si shai hai jo teri

khush-bayaani mein nahin

fragrance of flowers,

rustle of breeze, tinkling of glass

what is not there

in the beauty of your talk

phool (12)

flowers, flower

khushbu (10)

fragrance

hava (8)

breeze, wind

glass

khanak (1)

tinkling

shai (2)

thing, things, refuge

khush (9)

happy

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7 / 10: khushbu

mumkin hi nahi lagta

ai dost, tujhe paanaa

arriving like a dream, and

leaving with fragrance behind

it seems impossible, my friend,

to find someone like you

dreams

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

khushbu (10)

fragrance

mumkin (9)

possible

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8 / 10: khushbu

rang ki gehraayi naapi hai

phool ki khushbu toli hai

for the joy of expression

urdu has crafted a novel path

it gauged the depth of hues

it weighed the fragrance of flowers

zauq (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

speech, eloquence

raah (22)

street, path

anokhi (2)

quaint, odd

rang (11)

color, colors

depth

phool (12)

flowers, flower

khushbu (10)

fragrance

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9 / 10: khushbu

jo zakhm mile tum ko

phoolon ki qabaa kehna

call it the fragrance of henna

call it a gentle breeze

whatever wound you get in life

call it a robe of roses

khushbu (10)

fragrance

hinaa (1)

henna

narmi (2)

gentle, soft, softness

saba (5)

breeze, zephyr

zakhm (14)

wound, injury

flowers

qabaa (1)

robe, garment

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10 / 10: khushbu

gulaab apni hi khushbu se

darne lagte hain

tormenting often are

the times of youth

the rose starts to fear

its own fragrance

aksar (6)

often

youth

khushbu (10)

fragrance

azaab (1)

torment, punishment

times, hours

gulaab (4)

rose

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