4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
shikast: broken, defeated
1 / 4: shikast
woh kya karen jo
musalsal fareb khaate hain
at every broken dream
they smile
what can they do who
always suffer deceit
broken, defeated
wish, desire
smile
continuous, always, constant
trick, deceit
Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)
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2 / 4: shikast
shikast kha ke woh
pani mein zahr Daal aaya
what a strange passion
this thirst for revenge is
after being defeated,
he returned, poisoning the water
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3 / 4: shikast
aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai
aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin
why draw needless attention to
the joy and elation inspired by wine
that sound is only of the heart breaking
not that of the (wine) goblet breaking
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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4 / 4: shikast
tujh se bichhaD ke
zindagi duniya se ja mili
i was doubly punished
for my abject defeat
after separating from you
i had to go live with the world
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