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

shaam: evening

1 / 18: shaam

itna bhi na-ummeeddil-e-kam-nazar na ho

mumkin naheen ki

shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho

may this short-sighted heart

not remain without hope

it cannot be the night of sorrow

has no dawn

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)
ummeed (10)

hope, expectation

dil (96)

heart

mumkin (9)

possible

shaam (18)

evening

alam (2)

flag, sail, pain, affliction

sahar (5)

dawn

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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2 / 18: shaam

shaam to subha mein

badalte raho

this is only demand

of life

keep turning every evening

into a dawn

zindagi (41)

life

demand, requirement

shaam (18)

evening

subha (1)

morning, dawn

change

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3 / 18: shaam

kitni rangeen

meri shaam hui jaati hai

when you arrive, the very appearance

of the walls and doors changes

how colorful

my evening becomes

shakl (1)

shape, appearance

dar (8)

window, door, gate

wall

colorful

shaam (18)

evening

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4 / 18: shaam

muraaqabe mein

bata subh-o-shaam kya dekha

someone ask the holy man

as to what he saw

when he closed his eyes

in meditation from dawn to dusk

shaikh (4)

holy man, scholar

eyes

in meditation

bata (9)

speak, tell

subh (7)

morning, dawn

shaam (18)

evening

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5 / 18: shaam

chaand rukh, lab shafaq hai

gesu shaam

it is time for

evening prayers

moon is your face, your lips the twilight blush

your tresses the dusk

waqt (20)

time

namaaz (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

west

chaand (7)

moon

rukh (13)

face, direction

lab (19)

lip, lips

shafaq (3)

glow, twilight

gesu (2)

tresses

shaam (18)

evening

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6 / 18: shaam

shaam ko phir

use kaandhon pe uTha laate hain

in the morning, i take my

funeral procession out from my home

only to bring it back

on my shoulders each evening

subh (7)

morning, dawn

funeral procession

shaam (18)

evening

shoulders

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7 / 18: shaam

shaam Dhal jaaye to 'mohsin'

tum bhi ghar jaaya karo

the weary and exhausted birds

offered me this advice yesterday

when dusk falls, ‘mohsin’,

you should go home too

shaam (18)

evening

weary, exhausted

birds

advice, counsel

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8 / 18: shaam

to intezaar mein baiTha

huaa huun shaam se main

that moon told me this and left

that she will come out today

i am here all evening

waiting in anticipation

shaam (18)

evening

waiting

chaand (7)

moon

come out, rise

baiTha (1)

sitting

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9 / 18: shaam

aaj phir aap ki

kami si hai

this evening,

my eyes are moist

today, once again,

i feel your absence

shaam (18)

evening

aankh (11)

eyes, eye

nami (1)

moist

kami (3)

short of

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10 / 18: shaam

hum ne pal bhar mein

naseebon ko badalte dekha

those enthroned in the morn

were declared criminals by dusk

we have, in a blink,

seen fortunes reversed

subh (7)

morning, dawn

takht (3)

throne

seated

shaam (18)

evening

mujrim (1)

criminal

pal (7)

moment, nurture

fortunes

change

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11 / 18: shaam

muskuraa dete hain bachche

aur mar jaata huun main

at the end of the day

when i return home, empty-handed

my kids make me smile

and i die a little inside

shaam (18)

evening

waqt (20)

time

khaali (3)

empty

haath (10)

hand

smile

kids

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12 / 18: shaam

lambi hai gham ki shaam

magar shaam hi to hai

the heart is not hopeless

just not sorted for now

long is the night of sorrow

yet, it is just a night (that'll pass)

dil (96)

heart

ummeed (10)

hope, expectation

nakaam (3)

without success, failure

lambi (2)

long

gham (18)

sorrow, sadness

shaam (18)

evening

magar (24)

yet, but

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13 / 18: shaam

na jaane kis gali mein

zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye

let our bright memories

continue to stay with us

as who knows where

life’s evening might fall

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

gali (8)

street

yaadon (9)

memories, thoughts

shaam (18)

evening

zindagi (41)

life

ujaale (1)

burning, bright

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14 / 18: shaam

magar woh shaam

kisi shaam bhi naheen aayi

every evening i waited

for that one evening

but that one evening

did not come on any evening

shaam (18)

evening

waiting

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15 / 18: shaam

ho gayi ho shaam

jaise jangalon ke darmiyaan

travelers seem so panicked

stuck in between cities

as if darkness has descended

upon dense forests

anxious, panicked

fellow traveler

cities

between

shaam (18)

evening

forests

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16 / 18: shaam

mujhe lagta hai bahut

apne se dar shaam ke baad

this is the time to meet

the time for separation too

i feel quite afraid of myself

as the dusk falls

shaam (18)

evening

samay (1)

time

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17 / 18: shaam

dil mein qhema

laga ke baiTh gaya

the moment dusk set in

the pain of your separation

pitched its tent in my heart

and settled in for the night

shaam (18)

evening

hijr (4)

separation from beloved.

dukh (6)

sorrow, grief

dil (96)

heart

qhema (1)

tent

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18 / 18: shaam

main ek shaam chura luun

agar bura na lage

the weather of your city

is so pleasant

may i steal an evening

if you don’t mind

shahr (12)

city

shaam (18)

evening

mausam (6)

weather, season

pleasant

chura (1)

steal

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