5 Urdu couplets and shers with shama
shama(m): lamp, candle, wax
1 / 5: shama
jaata kahan hai shama ko
parvaana chhoD kar
where does the heart
separate from its own desires?
where does the moth go
leaving the flame behind?
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2 / 5: shama
aap sin shauq patangon ko hai
jal jaane ka
don't blame the flame
for it does not burn anyone
the moths themselves
are eager to be consumed
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3 / 5: shama
shama ka jism pighalne
ke baad aayi
this light hasn’t come into
your room all by itself
it has come after burning
the body of a candle
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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4 / 5: shama
kahiye jalti rahe ya
shama bujhaa di jaaye
you have come and the
house is filled with light
tell me, should i keep them lit
or turn these lamps off
Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)
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5 / 5: shama
kya noor tha ki
shama ko parvaana kar diya
when that evening she came,
unveiled, to the gathering
oh, what a glow,
that turned the flame into a moth
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