10 Urdu ash'ar / shayari (shers, couplets) by
Akbar Allahabadi
1846-1921,
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
1 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
hungaama hai kyun barpaa
thoDi si jo peeli hai
Daaka to nahin maara
chori to naheen ki hai
why such clamor just
just because i drank some
i haven't assaulted anybody
nor stolen from anyone
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (117)
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2 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
tumhe is inquilaab-e-deher ka
kya gham hai, ai akbar
bahut nazdeek hain woh din
ke tum hoge na hum honge
why do you worry so much about
tumult and changes of the world, oh akbar
that day is near when
neither will you nor i be around
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3 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
duniya mein huun
duniya ka talabgaar nahin huun
baazaar se guzra huun
kharidaar nahin huun
i am in the world
but i am not a seeker of worldly desires
i have passed through the market
but i am not a buyer
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4 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
ham aah bhi karte hai to
ho jaate hai badnaam
woh qatl bhi karte hai to
charcha nahin hota
even if we sigh a little
we are harshly censured
when he commits murder
there isn't even a murmur
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (53)
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5 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
jo kaha main ne ki
pyaar aata hai mujh ko tum par
hans ke kehne lagaa
aur aap ko aata kya hai
when i mentioned
that i am falling in love with her
she smiled and asked
what else do you know to do
Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (98)
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6 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
mazhabi behas main ne
ki hi naheen
faaltu aql mujh mein
thi hi naheen
in religious debates
i did not participate
useless smarts
i did not have in me
Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (63)
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7 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
akbar dabe naheen kisi
sultan ki fauj se
lekin shaheed ho gaye
biwi ki nauj se
akbar was not subdued by
the army of an emperor
but he was martyred
by the lament of his wife
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8 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
phool they, rang they
lamhon ki sabaahat hum they
aise zinda they ki
jeene ki alaamat ham they
we were the flowers, the colors
we were the freshness of those moments
we lived like
we were the symbols of living
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9 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
tayyaar the namaaz pe hum
sun ke zikr-e-hoor
jalwa buton ka dekh ke
niyyat badal gayi
i was ready for prayers, hearing
the mention of heavenly beauties
but upon seeing the bright idols
my intentions changed
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10 / 10: Akbar Allahabadi
main bhi graduate huun
tum bhi graduate
ilmi mubaahise ho
zara paas aa ke leT
i am a graduate
you are one too
let our intellects debate
come, lie down next to me
Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (98)
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