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5 Urdu couplets and shers with saaya

saaya(m): shadow

1 / 5: saaya

kis zaalim nepar peDon ke kaaT diye

aag ugalti dhoop mein

saaya kahin naheen

which cruel one has cut

the wings of the trees

in this spewing, scorching heat

there is no shade anywhere

Zameer Azhar (1)
zaalim (m) (8)

oppressor, tyrant

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

peDon (m) (2)

trees

kaaT (3)

cut

aag (m) (5)

fire

ugalti (f) (1)

spewing, vomiting

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

saaya (m) (5)

shadow

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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2 / 5: saaya

saaya bhi juda ho gaya

jab waqt paDa hai

for ages

it has been this way

even your shadow leaves

when bad times fall

sadiyon (f) (4)

ages, centuries

waqt (m) (20)

time

saaya (m) (5)

shadow

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

juda (1)

separate, leave

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3 / 5: saaya

jab tum chalo

zameen chale aasmaan chale

when i go, not even my shadow

keeps me company

when you go

the earth follows, the sky follows

saaya (m) (5)

shadow

zameen (m) (13)

ground, earth, land

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

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4 / 5: saaya

hazaar ha shajr-e-saaya

daar raah mein hain

journey the only condition

generous companions many

thousands of shady trees

line along the path

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

shart (m) (2)

condition, requirement

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

nawaaz (m) (3)

cherishing, comforting

many

hazaar (m) (8)

thousand

saaya (m) (5)

shadow

daar (m) (2)

gallows / trees

raah (m) (23)

street, path

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5 / 5: saaya

saaya koyi lahraaye to

lagtaa hai ki tum ho

if i hear a soft tread

it feels like it’s you

even if a shadow flutters

it feels like it’s you

saaya (m) (5)

shadow

aahat (f) (1)

lightsound

lagtaa (m) (1)

feels like

waving

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