14 Urdu couplets and shers with dariyaa
dariyaa(m): river
1 / 14: dariyaa
ye naav kaun si hai
ye dariyaa kahan ka hai
the mountain of needs
won’t let me get tired
my children
won’t let me grow old
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2 / 14: dariyaa
aks kis ka hai ki
itni raushni paani mein hai
the moon is agitated
the river is troubled too
whose reflection is this
that the waters are filled with light
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3 / 14: dariyaa
na muD ke dekhaa kabhii
saahilon ko dariyaa ne
in a voyage, no one
waits for the other for long
the flowing river never
looks back at the shores behind
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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4 / 14: dariyaa
khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra
ke dariyaa na hua
it remains a scar on the heart
the lament that didn’t reach the lips
it remains a part of the dust
the drop that doesn’t become the river
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5 / 14: dariyaa
jis mein jitna zarf hai
utna hi wo khaamosh hai
the calm of the ocean says
to the noise of the river
(s)he that can contain a lot
remains that silent
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6 / 14: dariyaa
shabnam ka qatra bhi
jin ko dariyaa lagta hai
imagine for how long
they have been parched
for whom even a dew drop
seems a river
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7 / 14: dariyaa
magar ye dariyaa
mujhe tairna sikhaata hai
though, every day
it tests my patience
yet, this river
teaches me to swim
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8 / 14: dariyaa
ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi
dariyaa-e-noor tha?
soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,
the preacher was awakened
was that a goblet of wine, or
radiant river of light?
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9 / 14: dariyaa
faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein
utar kar hoga
who will drown, zafar, and
who will cross to the other side
that will be decided only
after diving into the river of time
river
decision
time
sink
crossover
cross over, get off
Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)
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10 / 14: dariyaa
bahte dariyaa to chalenge
isi raftaar ke saath
if you have the courage
unfurl the sails of your boat
the flowing river
will continue at its own pace
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11 / 14: dariyaa
dariyaa 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
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12 / 14: dariyaa
jahan dariyaa samundar se milaa
dariyaa nahin rehtaa
always keep your distance
when meeting the mighty
when a river merges with the ocean
it ceases to be a river
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)
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13 / 14: dariyaa
dariyaa se ye moti nikla tha
dariyaa hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
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14 / 14: dariyaa
aur kabhi qatra samundar mein
badal jaata hai
even a river can get
trapped and confined in a jar
and, a drop of water can get
transformed when part of an ocean
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