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

chaahat: longing, desire

1 / 3: chaahat

khilna kahin chupa bhi hai chaahat ke phool ka

li ghar mein saans

aur gali tak mehak gayi

has the blooming of love’s flower

ever been discreet?

i smelled the flower at home

and the fragrance filled the streets

Anonymous

gali (8)

street

phool (12)

flowers, flower

hide

longing, desire

breath

fragrance, scent

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (114)

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2 / 3: chaahat

avval to thoDi thoDi chaahat thi darmiyaan mein

phir baat kehte

luknat aane lagi zabaan mein

at first, there was a

a little fondness between us

and then, i started to stutter

when i spoke to her

Ghulam ‘Mushafi’ Hamdani (5)

at the beginning

longing, desire

between

stutter

language, tongue

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (70)

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3 / 3: chaahat

aate jaate log hamein kyuun dost puraane lagte hain

chaahat ki is had par, yaarab,

hum to deewaane lagte hain

why do new acquaintances

seem like old friends to us

affection to this extent, oh god,

makes us look a little mad

Kavita Kiran (2)

dost (7)

friend

old

longing, desire

crazy, mad people

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (127)

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