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

dar: window, door, gate

1 / 8: dar

maqbool ho na hoyeh muqaddar ki baat hai

sajde kisi ke dar pe

kiye ja raha huun main

whether accepted or not

it is a matter of fate

but at someone’s doorstep

i am prostrate in prayer

josh (1)

1971: Padma Shri

muqaddar (8)

fate, fortune

to be accepted, popular

sajde (1)

prostrate in prayer

dar (8)

window, door, gate

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (68)

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2 / 8: dar

kya khabar thi

ek darwaaza khula rah jaayega

i thought all

the doors were sealed shut

who knew one

would remain open

samjhe (7)

to understand

dar (8)

window, door, gate

lock

khabar (11)

news, awareness

door

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3 / 8: dar

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

safar (23)

journey, travel

dar (8)

window, door, gate

raaste (4)

path, paths

silence, quietness

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4 / 8: dar

kitni rangeen

meri shaam hui jaati hai

when you arrive, the very appearance

of the walls and doors changes

how colorful

my evening becomes

shakl (1)

shape, appearance

dar (8)

window, door, gate

wall

colorful

shaam (18)

evening

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5 / 8: dar

ghar kahi gum ho gaya

deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan

how many walls have arisen

within a home

the home is now lost somewhere

within these walls and doors

between

gum (2)

lost

deewar (1)

wall

dar (8)

window, door, gate

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6 / 8: dar

tumhaara dar bhi

muqaffal naheen hua ab tak

i too have kept lit

a lamp of hope

your door too has

not yet been locked

dar (8)

window, door, gate

lock

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7 / 8: dar

baandh (2)

imprisoned, confined

soch (3)

think

warna (4)

orelse

dar (8)

window, door, gate

wall

rishta (5)

relationship

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8 / 8: dar

thi jo deewaar kabhi

ab hai woh dar ki soorat

what a marvel it is

my passion for freedom

what was once a wall

now appears as a doorway

miracle, wonder, magic

jazbaa (1)

enthusiasm, passion

azaadi (2)

freedom

wall

kabhi (24)

on occasion

dar (8)

window, door, gate

soorat (5)

face, in the form of

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