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

seekha: learned

1 / 3: seekha

chhoti si baat pe khush hona mujhe aata tha

par badi baat pe chup rahna

tumhi se seekha

i figured out myself

to be happy with little things

but to be quiet about big things

i learned from you

Zehra Nigaah (5)

learned

small

badi (1)

hatred

chup (8)

silent, quiet

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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2 / 3: seekha

tum se haasil hua ik gehre samundar ka sukuut

aur har mauj se

laDna bhi tumhi se seekha

from you i gained

the calm of a deep ocean

and to fight against every wave

i learned from you too

Zehra Nigaah (5)

capture, possess

sea, ocean

silence, peace

mauj (6)

wave, waves, enjoyment

learned

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

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3 / 3: seekha

yahi seekha hai meine zindagi se

ke naadaani hai

behtar aagahi se

i have learnt

this much from life

that ignorance is

better than awareness

Anonymous

life

better

awareness

learned

innocence, naivete

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (124)

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