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3 Urdu couplets and shers with yaaron

yaaron(m): friends

1 / 3: yaaron

hum ko yaaron ne yaad bhi na rakha

'jaun' yaaron ke

yaar the hum to

my friends now

don’t even remember me

though ‘juan’ was

a dear friend of theirs

Jaun Eliya (15)

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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2 / 3: yaaron

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

Hafeez Banarasi (2)

gumshudgi (f) (1)

being lost, disappearance

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

raah (m) (23)

street, path

numaayi (f) (1)

showing, manifestation

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

before

barson (m) (4)

years

lost

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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3 / 3: yaaron

musaafir hain yaaron na ghar hai na thikaana

mujhe chalte jaana hai

bas chalte jaana

i am a traveler, my friends

with neither home, nor shelter

i just need to keep walking

keep walking

Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) (7)

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

thikaana (m) (1)

shelter

move, go

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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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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