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

zaahir: evident, visible

1 / 2: zaahir

ahbaab ka shikwa kya kijiye khud zaahir-o-baatin ek nahin

lub oopar oopar hanste hain

dil andar andar rota hai

what use complaining of friends, when

what’s visible and hidden are different

their lips seem to smile

while they are weeping inside

Hafeez Jalandhari (1)

complaint

dear ones, darling

evident, visible

hidden, concealed

lub (1)

lip

smile

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)

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2 / 2: zaahir

apne chehre se jo zaahir hai chhupaaye kaise

teri marzi ke mutaabiq

nazar aaye kaise

how can one hide what is

evident on the face?

how can it appear

just as you wish?

Waseem Barelvi (4)

face, countenance

evident, visible

hidden

wish

according to

nazar (30)

perspective, sight

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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