49 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) on the theme:
Nature, World & Universe
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
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baarish mein jo huroof hain
woh hain sharaab mein
why shouldn't the pleasure
of wine also exist in water?
the expressive intoxication of rain
is also found in wine
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bulbul se ajab kya
jo kare naghma-sarai
when the morning zephyr inspires
the bud to bloom
what wonder if the nightingale
begins to sing
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baahar hai qayaamat ka
jo manzar to hamen kya
i have decorated my windows
with curtains
the sights of apocalypse outside
how do they matter to me?
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khuda ke fazl se aish-o-tarab ki
ab kami kya hai?
spring is here, tide of colorful blossoms
and wine flowing with zeal
with god's grace, what is left
wanting in the celebration?
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kuchh sitare mire seene
mein samaye hue hai abhi
some stars are
twinkling in my eyes
some others are
gathered in my heart
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chalegaa paani magar
kinaara naheen chalegaa
since eternity, both have
remained firm in their stances
the water keeps moving, but
the shore stays where it is
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to intezaar mein baiTha
huaa huun shaam se main
that moon told me this and left
that she will come out today
i am here all evening
waiting in anticipation
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kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota
those who watch the spectacle
of the storm from the shore
from the shore, will never
understand the storm’s fury
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faisla waqt ke dariya mein
utar kar hoga
who will drown, zafar, and
who will cross to the other side
that will be decided only
after diving into the river of time
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jhoom uTTha vo bhi
dil jeene jo bezaar tha
just one smile from you…
the whole world rejoiced
those hearts, weary of living,
sprung to life to celebrate
smile
smiled
universe
sway, dance
weary, dejected
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jab tum chalo
zameen chale aasmaan chale
when i go, not even my shadow
keeps me company
when you go
the earth follows, the sky follows
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bas ek dua ka shajar tha
jo besamar na hua
in the intense heat
all the trees dried up
only the tree of prayer remained
never failing to bear fruit
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kahin zamaane ko
ham yaad phir na aa jaayen
it has been many days
since a mishap has occurred
hope life does not
not think of me anytime soon
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main Doob bhi gaya to
shafaq chhoD jaaunga
i am the sun of life,
will leave warmth behind
even if i sink
i will leave a glow behind
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khilona hai jo miTTi ka
fana hone se darta hai
everyone here is always
fearful of a calamity happenin
all of them toys...always
fearful of becoming dirt
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ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse
milaane ki saazish ki hai
with so much dedication
did i strive and struggle to win you
that every atom of the universe
conspired to help me achieve it
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aks kis ka hai ki
itni raushni paani mein hai
the moon is agitated
the river is troubled too
whose reflection is this
that the waters are filled with light
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khoobsoorat hi sahi
lekin ye duniya jhooT hai
after ages, my heart, finally,
has given out this judgment
it is a beautiful world, no doubt,
but, it is a lie
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kaisi zameen banaayi
kya aasmaan banaayi
praise be to that god
that made this universe
what a wonderful earth she made
and what a stunning sky
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phir bhii duniya
kis qadar aabaad hai
such spendid assemblies
have faded away
yet, the world goes on,
teeming and bustling as ever
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ki aaj baad-e-saba
beqaraar aayi hai
surely, it must have
passed through your street
for today, the morning zephyr
arrived here a bit restless
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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
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hota hai shab-o-roz
tamaasha mere aage
a play of children
this world before me
a spectacle unfolds
every day and night before me
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jaise beemar ko
be-wajh qaraar aa jaaye
like the gentle breeze
flowing through the deserts
like how the sick
unexpectedly get relief
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khurshid ke chhupte hi
sitaare nikal aaye
the tear of mine left
and flowed forth
soon as the sun withdrew
the stars emerged
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jab unko ye pata chalega
tum federer ko dekha tha
generations to come will
remember you, my fellows
when they come to know
that you have seen federer
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aag ugalti dhoop mein
saaya kahin naheen
which cruel one has cut
the wings of the trees
in this spewing, scorching heat
there is no shade anywhere
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main ne phoolon se
zakhm khaaye hain
people walk along,
surviving the thorns
but here i am,
wounded by flowers
Anonymous
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kyon baagh pe itraati rahi
baad-e-saba hai
in this desolate heart
having never bloomed any flowers
why does the fragrant morning breeze
show off in the garden?
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taDapta hai
har zarra-e-kayenaat
this peace and permanence
are but a deception and illusion
every atom of the universe
is endlessly pulsating
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kinaare waale
safina mera Dubo dete
the waves of the storm
saved me, else
those on the shore
would have sunk my boat
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aamad ye aap ki hai
ke jhonka bahaar ka
the same fragrance, same delight
the same charm and allure
was it your arrival or that of
the gentle breeze of spring
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hum na honge
koyi hum sa hoga
the world will
continue to flourish forever
even if i am not there
someone like me will
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mohabbat kya karenge
dost dushman dekhne waale
in the eyes of nature
flowers and thorns are the same
how can one ever love, thinking
in terms of friends and foes
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haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha
na dekha
what all fantasies have
these eyes seen
but the reality in front
they couldn’t see
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mein un aankhon se
duniya dekhta hoon
those eyes through
which you see me
through those eyes
i see the world
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naseem-e-subh jo chhu jaaye
rang ho maila
you should see, insha,
the lovely flower's daintiness
the whiff of morning breeze
dims its hue
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hawa sunta huun
peDon ki zubaan se
the window of my memories
is wide open
i hear the breeze through
the language of the trees
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mil jaaye toh miTTi hain
kho jaaye toh sona hai
that which is called life
is but a bizarre toy
what we get is dirt
what we lose is gold
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ek chaand baghal mein ho
ek chaand muqaabil ho
o heart, let me savor
the bliss of the moonlit moment
a moon with me
and another in front
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na ibtida ki khabar hai
na inteha maaloom
heard the story of life
but from the middle
don’t know how it started
nor know where it will end
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jang yugon se
jaari hai
for the sake of
world peace
war has been
raging for ages
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peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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chaman mein aa ke bhi
kaanTa gulaab ho na saka
bad nature doesn't get better
by changing location
even by entering the garden
the thorn couldn't turn into a flower
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yeh hi mumkin tha
itni ujlat me
the result of creation
is this ruined world
this was all that was possible
in such haste
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ho rahega kuchh na kuchh
ghabrayen kya
day and night the seven skies
keep rotating and revolving
something or else keeps happening
why be so panicked
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aakhir-e-kaar vo
ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla
that which i thought was
the pleasure house of the world
at the end, turned out to be
a troubled dream
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aur kabhi qatra samundar mein
badal jaata hai
even a river can get
trapped and confined in a jar
and, a drop of water can get
transformed when part of an ocean
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