62 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) on the theme:
Heart, Mind & Memory
duur se aaye thay, saaqi
sun ke maikhaane ko hum
bas taraste hi chale afsos
paimaane ko hum
we have come from afar, o wine-pourer,
hearing of your tavern
and, regretfully, we left
thirsting for a single cup
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tujhe kuchh ishq-o-ulfat
ke siva bhi yaad hai, aye dil
sunaaye ja raha hai
ek hi afsaana barson se
do you remember anything besides
love and longing, my heart?
you've been recounting
the same old fable for ages
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dard ho to dawa bhi
mumkin hai
vahm ke
kya dawa kare koyi?
for true pain
remedy exists
but what cure
for mere suspicion?
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nafraton ka aks bhi
paDne na dena zehn par
ye andhera jaane kitnon ka
ujaala kha gaya
don't let even the reflection
of hatred fall on the mind
who knows, how many lights
this darkness has extinguished
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apne chehre ko badalna to
bahut mushkil hai
dil bahal jaayega
aaina badal kar dekho
changing your face
is quite tough
you heart will be allayed
just change the mirror and see
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yaadon ki rail aur kahin
ja rahi thi phir
zanjeer kheench kar hi
utarna paDa mujhe
the runaway train of thoughts
is now headed somewhere else
i had to pull the chain
and get off
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dil ko sambhaale
hansta bolta rahta hun lekin
sach puucho to 'zeb'
tabeeyat Theek nahin hoti
to pacify the heart
i try and speak smilingly, but
to tell the truth, ‘zeb’,
`don’t feel any better within
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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mohabbat, adaawat
wafa, be-rukhee
kiraae ke ghar the
badalte rahe
love, hatred
faithfulness, indifference
it was a rented house
kept changing
love
hatred
indifference
rented house
faithfulness
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samjha liya fareb se
mujhko to aap ne
dil se to pooch lijiye
kyun beqaraar hai
with some trick
you explained it to me
but please ask my heart
why it is still restless
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jise le gayi abhi hawa
woh waraq tha dil ki kitaab ka
kahin aansuon se miTa hua
kahin aansuon se likha hua
that which the wind swept away
was the paper of the heart's book
sometimes defiled by tears
sometimes written by tears
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dil ko rafiq ishq mein
apna samajh na 'zauq'
Tal jaayega ye apni balaa
tujh pe Daal kar
in love, don’t mistake your
heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’
it will dump its troubles
on you and flee
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na jaane ruuth ke baitha hai
dil ka chain kahan
mile to us ko
hamaara koyi salaam kahe
not sure where my peace
has gone away, angry and sulking
should you see her
please convey my greetings
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vahi phir mujhe
yaad aane lage hain
jinhen bhoolne mein
zamaane lage hain
i once again started
remembering that
which has taken me
a lifetime to forget
memory, remember
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duniya ke sitam yaad
na apni hi wafa yaad
ab mujh ko nahin kuchh bhi
mohabbat ke siwa yaad
i remember neither the world’s cruelty
nor my own faithful toiling
i don’t now remember anything
but my love
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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aarzoo hasrat aur
ummeed shikaayat aansu
ek tera zikr tha aur
beech mein kya kya nikla
wishes, desires, and
hopes, complaints, tears
thinking of you
what all have turned out
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kyun mast-e-sharaab-e-aish-o-tarab
takleef-e-tawajjoh farmaayen
aawaz-e-shikast-e-dil hi to hai
aawaz-e-shikast-e-jaam nahin
why draw needless attention to
the joy and elation inspired by wine
that sound is only of the heart breaking
not that of the (wine) goblet breaking
1959: Sahitya Akademi
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dil ke maamle mein
mujhe dakhl kuchh nahin
is ke mizaaj mein
jidhar aaye udhar rahe
in matters of the heart
i have no say
wherever it wants
it’s inclined to stay
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dil aabaad kahan reh paaye
us ki yaad bhula dene se
kamra viraan ho jata hai
ek tasveer hata dene se
where can the heart find peace
by forgetting her memory
the room becomes so desolate
by just removing one picture
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ujaale apni yaadon ke
hamaare saath rahne do
na jaane kis gali mein
zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye
let our bright memories
continue to stay with us
as who knows where
life’s evening might fall
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wafa tum se karenge
dukh sahenge naaz uThaayenge
jise aata hai dil dena
use har kaam aata hai
will bear faith
suffer sorrow, endure haughtiness
he who knows to give his heart
can get anything done
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yaad teri kabhi dastak
kabhi sargoshi se
raat ke pichle pehar
roz jagati hai hamen
your memory, sometimes as a knock
and sometimes as a whisper
wakes me up
in the wee hour, every night
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aagahi karb vafaa
sabr tamanna ehsaas
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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zakhm jhele, daagh bhi
khaaye bahut
dil laga kar hum to
pachhtaaye bahut
many wounds i bore,
many scars did i sustain
getting my heart entangled
i regretted a lot
wound, injury
scars, stains
too much or many
heart
regret, repent
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mohabbat ke liye dil dhoondh
koi tootne wala
ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain
naazuk aabginon mein
for love, seek a heart
that is fragile
this wine is meant for
delicate goblets
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tum ne kiya na yaad
kabhi bhool kar hamein
hum ne tumhaari yaad mein
sab kuchh bhula diya
even by mistake, you did not
ever think of me
but i have forsaken everything
just lost in your thoughts
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ye kisi naam ka naheen hota
ye kisi dhaam ka naheen hota
pyaar mein jab talak naheen TuuTe
dil kisi kaam ka naheen hota
it is not worth mentioning
not does it belong anywhere
until it breaks for the sake of love
this heart is of no use anywhere
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maazi ke samundar mein aksar
yaadon ke jazeere milte hain
phir aao vaheen langar Daalen
phir aao unhen aabaad karen
in the ocean of the past, often
islands of memories are found
so, come, let’s anchor here
so, come, let’s dwell here
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phirte ho ‘mir’ sahab
sab se juda juda tum
shaayad kaheen
tumhaara dil in dinon laga hai
o mir, you keep roaming
away from everyone else
perhaps you have your heart
set on someone these days?
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gharaz ki kaaT diye
zindagi ke din aye dost
vo teri yaad mein ho
ya tujhe bhulaane mein
the days of my life
were thus spent, my dear
either in remembering you
or in an effort to forget
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dil mein phir se
wahi dard jaaga
baat puraani hai
ek yaad puraani hai
in the heart, again
the same pain awakens
an old matter
an old memory
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kuchh ehsaas hain jo
zubaan par nahin aate
kuchh lamhe hain jo
dil mein hi reh jaate hain
there are some feelings
that do not find expression
there are some moments
that remain hidden in the heart
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jab bhi fursat mili hungaama-e-
duniya se mujhe
meri tanhaai ko bas
tera pata yaad aaya
whenever i got respite
from the commotion of this world
my solitude bent
towards memories of you
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dil apni talab mein saadiq tha
ghabra ke suu-e-matloob gaya
dariya se ye moti nikla tha
dariya hi mein ja kar Doob gaya
heart was loyal to its desire
anxious, went to see its beloved
the pearl came out of the river
but drowned in the river itself
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duniya ke har khayaal se
begaana kar diya
husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne
deewaana kar diya
it made me indifferent
to every thought of the world
beauty of the thoughts of my beloved
has driven me crazy indeed
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aqal ayyar hai
sau bhes badal leti hai
ishq bechaara
na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem
intellect is clever
can change into many forms
poor love
not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer
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mat karo fikr
imaarat ki koi zer e falak
khaana e dil jo gira hai
use taameer karo
concern yourself not about
buildings under the sky
rebuild that which has fallen
in the house of your heart
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hazrat-e-dil yahi hai
dair-o-haram
khaana-e-yaar ka
tawaaf karo
in this revered heart
is the temple and mosque
worship by going around
this abode of the beloved
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dil ko bhi gham ka saleeqa
na tha pehle pehle
us ko bhi bhoolna
achcha laga pehle pehle
(my) heart did not have
a sad face in the beginning
it felt good for it
to forget in the beginning
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andar ki duniya se
rabt baDhao ‘aanis’
baahar khulne waali
khiDki band padi hai
build a closer bond
with the world within, aanis,
to the world outside
the window is closed shut
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agar ruk jaaye meri dhaDkan
tho maut na samajhna
kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
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koi aisi dava de,
chaaragar
bhool jaaun main
aashna chehre ko
give me a medicine,
my healer
that let's me forget
my beloved’s face
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hoti kahan hai dil se judaa
dil ki aarzoo
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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achchha hai dil ke saath
rahe paasbaan-e-aqal
lekin kabhi kabhi ise
tanha bhi choD de
it's good that your mind
stands guard to the heart
but, on occasion,
do leave the heart alone
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kya kahen aur
dil ke baare mein
hum mulaazim hain
is idaara mein
what else can i say
about the heart
i am just an employee
in this organization
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phenk de
khushk phool yaadon ke
zid na kar
tu bhi bewafa ho ja
throw away
the dry flowers of memories
don’t be stubborn
you be unfaithful too
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gham mujhe, hasrat mujhe
vahshat mujhe, saudaa mujhe
ek dil de kar khuda ne
de diya kya kya mujhe
sorrow, unfulfilled desires
craziness, passion, and frenzy
by giving me a heart, o god,
what all have you set me up with?
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sau baar band-e-ishq se
aazaad hum huye
par kya karen ki
dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka
a hundred times, i have
broken free from the bonds of love
but what can i do...
for my heart is freedom's enemy
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waqt aane de
dikha denge tujhe, aye aasmaan
hum abhi se kyun bataayen
kya hamaare dil mein hai
let the time come and
i will show you, oh world
why should i tell you now
what’s in my heart
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aashiqui sabr-talab
aur tamanna betaab
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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tum zamaane ki
raah se aaye
warna seedha tha
raasta dil ka
you came by
the way of the world
else, the path of the heart
is pretty straightforward
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baad muddat ke ye, aye dagh,
samajh mein aaya
wahi daana hai kaha
jis ne na maana dil ka
after a long time, dagh,
i have understood
the wise is the one who
did not follow heart’s command
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dil ko bhi gham ka
saleeqa na tha pahle pahle
us ko bhi bhoolna
accha laga pahle pahle
initially, the heart too did not know
the ways and methods of grief
initially, it felt good
for it to overlook, forget
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mujh mein kya mere siva
aur bhi rehta hai koi
main to so jaati huun
phir khwaab kise dikhte hain
is there someone else
that lives in me besides myself?
i go sleep, but then
who sees the dreams
dream
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mujh sa na de zamaane ko
parwardigaar dil
aashufta dil, farefta dil
beqaraar dil
may the creator not give
the world a heart like mine
a troubled heart, a captivated heart
a restless heart
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ik safina hai
teri yaad, agar
ik samundar hai
meri tanhaayi
a boat it is
the memory of you, if
my loneliness
is an ocean
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aur sab yaad rehta hai
mujh ko…magar
yaad rahta naheen
bhool jaana use
i remember
everything…but
i fail to remember
to forget him
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