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

shakhs: person, individual

1 / 14: shakhs

tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs

yahan takht-nasheen tha

us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe

itna hi yaqeen tha

before you another man

was the ruling king here

who was just as convinced

that he was god himself

Habib Ahmed (1)

2009: Nishan-e-Imtiaz

shakhs (14)

person, individual

khuda (25)

god

pahle (5)

before

yaqeen (10)

faith, belief

ruling emperor

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2 / 14: shakhs

ajeeb shakhs hai

naaraaz ho ke hanstaa hai

main chaahtaa huun

khafa ho to woh khafa hi lage

what a strange man

who smiles though upset inside

i wish he looks angry

when he is angry within

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

shakhs (14)

person, individual

ajeeb (7)

strange, weird

angry, anger

smile

khafa (6)

angry, upset

Theme: Friends, Family & Community (120)

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3 / 14: shakhs

yahaan har shakhs har pal

hadsa hone se darta hai

khilona hai jo miTTi ka

fana hone se darta hai

everyone here is always

fearful of a calamity happenin

all of them toys...always

fearful of becoming dirt

shakhs (14)

person, individual

pal (7)

moment, nurture

hadsa (2)

calamity, accident

darta (1)

fearful

toy

mitti (1)

dirt, clay, earth

fana (2)

annihilation

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4 / 14: shakhs

ye mujhe chain

kyun nahin paDta

ek hi shakhs tha

jahaan mein kya

why can't i

find peace ever

why, was she the only

person in this whole world?

shakhs (14)

person, individual

jahaan (15)

world, universe

chain (4)

peace

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5 / 14: shakhs

hai fahm us ka jo

har insaan ke dil ki zubaan samjhe

sukhan wo hai jise

har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe

her/his understanding relates to

the language of every heart

and the speech is such that

we all feel it is our own voice

shakhs (14)

person, individual

insaan (11)

human

fahm (3)

belief, comprehension

zubaan (8)

speech, tongue

sukhan (8)

speech, spoken words

bayaan (8)

narration, declaration

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6 / 14: shakhs

thi kisi shakhs ki

talaash mujhe

main ne khud ko hi

intekhaab kiya

i was in search

of that someone

finally, i ended up

choosing myself

shakhs (14)

person, individual

quest, search

khud (18)

myself

choice, selection

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7 / 14: shakhs

thi woh ik shakhs ke

tasavvur se

ab woh

raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan

that was triggered by

imagining a person

where is that

fantasy now?

shakhs (14)

person, individual

khayaal (14)

thoughts

imagination

fantasy

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8 / 14: shakhs

jis ki khaatir sabhi rishton se

hua tha munkir

ab suna hai ki vahi shakhs

khafa hai mujh se

the one for whom i have

turned my back on all bonds

i hear that very person

now resents me

caring

munkir (1)

denier, disavower

suna (9)

hear

shakhs (14)

person, individual

khafa (6)

angry, upset

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9 / 14: shakhs

kitna naadim huun

kisi shakhs se shikwa kar ke

mujh se dekha na gaya

us ka pashemaan hona

how regretful i am

after complaining to someone

i couldn't bear to

seem them be repentant

naadim (1)

sorry, regretful

shakhs (14)

person, individual

shikwa (3)

complaint

repentant, remorseful

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10 / 14: shakhs

main phool chunti rahi

aur mujhe khabar na hui

wo shakhs aa ke

mere shahr se chala bhi gaya

i kept picking flowers

and i didn’t even know

my beloved visited the city

and left too

phool (11)

flowers, flower

shakhs (14)

person, individual

khabar (11)

news, awareness

keep moving

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11 / 14: shakhs

utaar phenk de

khush-fahmiyon ke saare ghilaaf

jo shakhs bhool gaya

usko yaad kya rakhna

cast off

the pretense of false delusions

why remember those

who have forgotten you?

phenk (2)

throw

delusions, false hopes

covering, mask

shakhs (14)

person, individual

bhool (14)

forget, mistake

yaad (28)

memory, remember

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12 / 14: shakhs

seene mein jalan

aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

seene (7)

heart, chest

jalan (1)

fire, burning

eyes

toofan (7)

storm, cyclone

shahr (11)

city

shakhs (14)

person, individual

distressed, troubled

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13 / 14: shakhs

musaafir hain

musaafir har taraf

magar har shakhs

tanha ja raha hai

travelers all around

travelers everywhere

but each of them

traveling alone

fellow traveler

taraf (3)

from (that side)

shakhs (14)

person, individual

tanha (6)

alone

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14 / 14: shakhs

ghalat thay vaade

magar main yaqeen rakhta tha

woh shakhs lahja

bahut dil-nasheen rakhta tha

the promises were false

yet, i believed in them

that person possessed

a voice so enchanting

ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

yaqeen (10)

faith, belief

shakhs (14)

person, individual

lahja (2)

manner, tone

bahut (15)

too much or many

captivating, enchanting

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