13 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
tamanna: wish, desire
1 / 13: tamanna
woh kya gaye
charaagh-e-tamanna bujha gaye
there was a light in my heart
that is now gone
when they left
they snuffed out the flame of longing
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2 / 13: tamanna
hai is mein ek tilism
tamanna kahen jise
the thoughts of a dream
that which we call the world
in this there is a spell
that which we call desire
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)
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3 / 13: tamanna
tamanna raqs karti hai
takhayyul gungunaata hai
when this someone called to
wish me a new year on the phone
desire dances around me
my imagination stars to sing
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)
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4 / 13: tamanna
agar nahi hain mere ashar
mein maane na sahi
no craving for appreciation
nor a concern for reward
if my words makes no sense
it is what it is
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5 / 13: tamanna
aansu ki jagah
aankh se hasrat nikal aaye
if there is just one desire of the heart
maybe...it's just this
instead of tears
dreams flow from my eyes
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6 / 13: tamanna
haan bhari bazm mein
woh bol na paayi hogi
i do not concede silence is
the temperament of desire
yes, maybe she couldn’t
speak out in a crowded gathering
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7 / 13: tamanna
mere hi seene mein
utre hain ye khanjar saare
awareness…pain…loyalty
patience…desire…feeling
in this my one chest
plunged have these daggers all
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8 / 13: tamanna
hoti hai jitni der
kushaad-e-naqaab mein
longing swells and grows
only for as long
as the unveiling of
the face lasts
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9 / 13: tamanna
dekhna hai zor kitna
baazu-e-qaatil mein hai
the desire to sacrifice
is raging in my heart
we shall see how much power
there is the assassin's arms
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)
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10 / 13: tamanna
dil ka kya rang karuun
khoon-e-jigar hote tak
love demands patience
but desire is restless
how shall i color my heart
until it is finally vanquished
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11 / 13: tamanna
ke tujh ko pa ke hamen
phir teri tamanna hai
there are still stages
of closeness left
after attaining you
i still yearn for you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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12 / 13: tamanna
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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13 / 13: tamanna
saamne tu ho
tujhe dekha karen
why should i yearn
for other joys?
you in front of me
and me looking at you
Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)
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