1 Urdu ashaar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Akhtar Saeed Khan

1923-2006,

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

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bahut qareeb rahi hai ye zindagi hum se

bahut azeez sahi

eitbaar kuch bhi naheen

life has always

remained close to me-

precious, for sure

but never reliable

Akhtar Saeed Khan (1)

bahut (18)

too much or many

qareeb (4)

near, close

zindagi (41)

life

azeez (2)

precious, rare

eitbaar (5)

faith, belief

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