16 Urdu couplets and shers with jaan
jaan(m): life, strength / beloved
1 / 16: jaan
is mein taqdeer ka
navishta kya
willfully
i became bashir badr
what has destiny's decree
got to do with this?
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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2 / 16: jaan
kya khabar thi ki
rag-e-jaan mein utar jaaega
i imagined it a simple wound
that would heal soon
who knew it would
sink into the vein of life?
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3 / 16: jaan
ai dil bata ki tere maare
hum ab kidhar jaan
terror stalks the jungle
cruelty and grief reign at home
o heart, hounded as we are,
show us where to go
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4 / 16: jaan
aye jaan yahi hai
maah-e-shawwal hamara
when you signaled your affection,
it has become eid for me
my love, this is
the joyous month for me
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5 / 16: jaan
naam agar chahte ho
himmat-e-mardaana karo
lay down your life, 'faheem',
in the spirit of love
if you desire fame
act with fearless courage
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6 / 16: jaan
khuda ki rahmat hai
khuda ki inaayat hai
this tiny life
this hint of a smile
is god's mercy
and the gift of providence
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7 / 16: jaan
manaane do mujhe bhi jaan-e-mann
tyohaar holi mein
let me also smear a little color
on your rosy cheek
let me, my beloved,
celebrate this Holi with you
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8 / 16: jaan
main bhool gayaa aksar
yaad aayi huyi ghazalein
whenever my muse of grace
asked me to say something
i forget, often and again,
the poetry i memorized
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9 / 16: jaan
bulbul ab jaan
hatheli pe liye baiThi hai
whether it is the hunter's approach
or dread of autumn
the nightingale waits, afraid,
holding its life in its palms
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10 / 16: jaan
har kali jaan ko
muTThi mein liye baiThi hai
with the fervent hope
of turning into a flower
every bud waits, holding
fragile life in its palm
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11 / 16: jaan
jis diye mein jaan hogi
woh diya rah jaayega
now the winds decide
the fate of the light
the lamps that are strong
will remain lit
Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)
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12 / 16: jaan
jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar
mein aawe
in the gathering where you come
speaking with grace
life takes form
and appears all around
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13 / 16: jaan
yahee hai rakht-e-safar
mir-e-karwan ke liye
lofty vision, heart-warming speech
soul on fire
this is all that is needed
of the caravan's leader
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14 / 16: jaan
muddat huyi palak se palak
aashna naheen
o radiance of my soul and sight,
while longing for you
my eyes haven't closed
in ages
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15 / 16: jaan
zaroorat kya thi
muskurane ki
if the wish is to take my life
could have said so plainly
where was the need
to smile
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Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)
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16 / 16: jaan
baiThe hain unheen ke kooche mein
hum aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah
in whose heart i was once present
like i was more dear than life itself
today i am sitting in her street
like a common criminal
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)
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