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

darwaaza: door

1 / 4: darwaaza

kahan maikhaana ka darwaaza, ghalibaur kahaan waiz

par itna jaante hain

kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle

where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,

and where is the preacher

i know only this…yesterday,

when i was coming out, he was going in

Mirza Ghalib (62)
maikhaana (2)

tavern, bar

door

waiz (2)

preacher, holy man

jaante (2)

know

nikle (6)

emerge, come out

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (68)

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2 / 4: darwaaza

darwaaza ghar se

saikDon farsang ho gaya

the heart's words don't

find voice even as a whisper

the door has become so

far away from the home

munh (2)

mouth, face

zoaf (1)

weak, feeble

dil (96)

heart

door

many, hundreds

distance (3.75 mi)

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3 / 4: darwaaza

ham kis kis aarzoo ko

khuda se talab karein

the door to divine approval

maybe open, 'hasan'

but how many desires

should we ask of god to grant?

door

acceptance

par (15)

wings, feathers / upon

aarzoo (16)

desire

khuda (30)

god

talab (6)

demand, desire, wish

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4 / 4: darwaaza

kya khabar thi

ek darwaaza khula rah jaayega

i thought all

the doors were sealed shut

who knew one

would remain open

samjhe (7)

to understand

dar (8)

window, door, gate

lock

khabar (11)

news, awareness

door

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