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

sochta: think

1 / 4: sochta

sochta huun magar keh na paata kuch bhi

dil ki baat labon tak

laana bhi mushkil hai

i think and think

but can say nothing

the heart's matters

lose their their way to the lips

Yagaana Changezi (8)

think

magar (24)

yet, but

dil (96)

heart

lips

difficult, hard

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (64)

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2 / 4: sochta

hain dalilen tere khilaaf magar

sochta hun teri

himaayat mein

there are arguments

made against you, but

i think

in your defense

Jaun Eliya (14)

evidence, argument

against, opposed

magar (24)

yet, but

think

defense, support

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (127)

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3 / 4: sochta

tanha khaDa hoon main bhi sar-e-karbala-e-asr

aur sochta huun

mere tarafdaar kya hue

i stand alone on the

battlefield of today's karbala

and wondering

where have all my supporters gone?

Mohsin Ehsan (1)

alone

sar (7)

front, top, head

asr (1)

present age, time

think

supporters, companions

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

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4 / 4: sochta

kabhi kabhi to woh itni rasaayi deta hai

woh sochta hai to

mujhko sunaayi deta hai

sometimes, he

grants such access

when he thinks

i can hear him

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

kabhi (24)

on occasion

access

think

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (127)

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