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

rukh

face, direction

1 / 12: rukh

hum badalte hain

rukh hawaaon ka

aaye duniya

hamaare saath chale

we shift the course

and direction of winds

come on, world,

walk with us

Qabil Ajmeri (8)
badalte (2)

change

rukh (12)

face, direction

winds

duniya (22)

world

Theme: Quest, Journey & Destination (50)

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2 / 12: rukh

phabaa hai rukh pe tere

khushnumaa, sanam lekin

hamesha gul pe ye shabnam

rahe rahe na rahe

your beauty suits your

radiant face, my beloved

yet, the dewdrop on the flower

may not last forever

phabaa (1)

it suits

rukh (12)

face, direction

pleasant-looking

sanam (3)

beloved, idol

always

gul (17)

flower

dew

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3 / 12: rukh

waqt hai ab

namaaz-e-maghrib ka

chaand rukh, lab shafaq hai

gesu shaam

it is time for

evening prayers

moon is your face, your lips the twilight blush

your tresses the dusk

waqt (19)

time

namaaz (4)

(muslim) prayers, worship

west

chaand (7)

moon

rukh (12)

face, direction

lab (18)

lip, lips

shafaq (3)

glow, twilight

gesu (2)

tresses

shaam (16)

evening

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4 / 12: rukh

aankhen khuda ne di hain

to dekhenge husn-e-yaar

kab tak naqaab

rukh se uThaayi na jaayegi

god has given us eyes

to view the beauty of the beloved

how long will the veil

not be lifted from the face

eyes

khuda (25)

god

husn (19)

beauty

yaar (18)

friend, beloved

naqaab (4)

face veil

rukh (12)

face, direction

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5 / 12: rukh

mujhe sahal hogayi manzilen ke

hawa ke rukh bhi badal gaye

tera haath haath mein aa gaya ke

charaagh raah mein jal gaye

achieving my goals has become easier

winds have changed direction in my favor

when your hand did join my hand

bright lamps lit up my entire path

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lamp, light, flame

rukh (12)

face, direction

sahal (1)

easy

goals, destinations

hawa (4)

breeze, wind

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6 / 12: rukh

poocha jo un se

chaand nikalta hai kis tarah

zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke

jhatka diya ki yuun

when i asked her

from where does the moon rise

she covered her face with curls

and tossed them to say…here

chaand (7)

moon

tarah (12)

type, like, similar to

zulfon (3)

hair, tresses

rukh (12)

face, direction

jhatka (1)

toss

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7 / 12: rukh

sarak gaya jab uske rukh se

pardaa achaanak

farishte bhi kehne lage

kaash hum insaan hote

when the veil suddenly

slipped off her face

angels said to each other

gosh, wish we were human

Anonymous

rukh (12)

face, direction

sarak (1)

slip

pardaa (1)

veil

suddenly

angels

insaan (11)

human

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8 / 12: rukh

sada ek hi rukh

nahi naav chalti

chalo tum udhar ko

hava ho jidhar ki

the boat doesn’t travel

in one direction always

let’s sail wherever

the wind takes us

rukh (12)

face, direction

naav (2)

boat

chalti (1)

go

udhar (2)

there

hava (5)

breeze, wind

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9 / 12: rukh

dekhun to jurm

aur, na dekhun to kufr

ab kya kahun

jamal-e-rukh-e-fitnagar ko mein

it is a crime if i see

lacking in grace if i don’t

what shall i call this

beautiful, mischievous face

rukh (12)

face, direction

jurm (4)

crime

kufr (3)

ungrateful, impious

mischievous, playful

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10 / 12: rukh

duniya mein wohi shakhs hai

taazim ke qaabil

jis shakhs ne halat ka

rukh mod diya ho

that person is worthy

of reverence in this world

who changes the

course of fate

1997: Jnanpith Award

1967: Padma Shri

taazim (1)

respect, reverence, praise

qaabil (2)

worthy, deserving

rukh (12)

face, direction

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11 / 12: rukh

jabr-e-maahaul ki zulmat

mein bhi ehsaas mera

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

noor (10)

light, radiance

rukh (12)

face, direction

jabr (1)

oppression, compulsion

surrounding, ambience

zulmat (2)

darkness

glitter, spreading

jamaal (4)

light, beauty, elegance

farda (2)

dawn, tomorrow

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12 / 12: rukh

mere fusoon ne dikhaai hai

tere rukh ki sahar

mere junoon ne banai hai

tere zulf ki shaam

my enchantment has revealed

the dawn of your face

my madness has created

the dusk of your tresses

fusoon (1)

magic, spell, enchantment

rukh (12)

face, direction

sahar (5)

dawn

junoon (9)

passion, madness

zulf (5)

tresses (of a woman)

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