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

bahr: sea, body of water

1 / 6: bahr

chaaraagar ne bahr-e-taskeenrakh diya hai dil pe haath

meherbaan hai woh magar

na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai

the healer, for comfort’s sake,

placed his hand on my heart

he is kind, but he is

not familiar with my ailment

Ahmad Faraz (21)
bahr (6)

sea, body of water

comfort

dil (96)

heart

haath (10)

hand

kind

magar (24)

yet, but

zakhm (14)

wound, injury

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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2 / 6: bahr

tujhe dekhe se yaad aata hai

mujh ko mahtaab apnaa

do not be cruel, o moonlight

for god's sake, hide away

when i see you, i recall

the moon that was mine

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

moonlight

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

khuda (30)

god

yaad (33)

memory, remember

moon

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3 / 6: bahr

dariya samajh ke kuud paDe

hum saraab mein

doubt has turned me into

a sea of delusion

thinking it is a river,

i jumped headlong into a mirage

bharam (2)

doubt

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

superstition

dariya (12)

river

samajh (5)

understand

saraab (1)

mirage, illusion

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4 / 6: bahr

taqreeb kuch to

bahr-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye

i learned to paint for the sake of

the moon-faced ones

something is needed

to gain an acquaintance

moon-faced, beautiful

painting

ceremony, celebration

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

meeting

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5 / 6: bahr

ki tere bahr ki maujon

mein izteraab naheen

may god familiarize

you with some storms

the waves of your sea

seem a little too calm

khuda (30)

god

toofan (9)

storm, cyclone

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

maujon (1)

waves

restlessness

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6 / 6: bahr

saahil, 'naseer', duur hai

aur dam naheen raha

for how long can i thrash

like a wave in this ocean of love

the shore, 'naseer', is far away

and i have no breath left

juun (2)

the more

mauj (6)

wave, waves, enjoyment

bahr (6)

sea, body of water

ishq (35)

love

saahil (5)

shore, coast

duur (7)

distant, far away

dam (9)

moment, breath

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