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5 Urdu couplets and shers with kho

kho: lose

1 / 5: kho

be-diin hue imaan diyaham ishq mein sab kuchh kho baiThe

aur jin ko samajhte the apna

vo aur kisi ke ho baiThe

moved my faith from god to my beloved

and in love i lost everything

but, who i thought would be mine

ended up being someone else’s

Ram Awtar Gupta Muztar (1)
be-deen (1)

without religion

imaan (m) (5)

faith

kho (5)

lose

understand, deem

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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2 / 5: kho

qadr kho deta hai

har roz ka aana jaana

it is better to meet

on occasion, 'ameer'

frequent visits

make one lose value

gaahe (1)

sometimes, often

mulaaqaat (f) (5)

meeting

qadr (m) (4)

value, worth

kho (5)

lose

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

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3 / 5: kho

ye qaafila bhi

naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya

never could the wave of tears

reach the eyes

this caravan too,

got lost in the migration

aankhon (m) (11)

eyes

kabhi (26)

on occasion

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

lahr (m) (1)

wave

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

naql (m) (1)

shifting, transfer

makaani (f) (1)

of place, of residence

kho (5)

lose

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4 / 5: kho

jo kho gaya main

usko bhulaataa chala gaya

that which i got in life

i thought of it as my good fate

those that i lost

i moved on, forgetting them

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

mil (8)

meet

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

kho (5)

lose

forgetting

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5 / 5: kho

jo kho gaye hain

un ka pata mat kiya karo

not valuing those

who are with you

do not go searching

for those who are lost

mil (8)

meet

tavaazo (m) (3)

humility, modesty

chhod (2)

left

kho (5)

lose

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

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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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