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3 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by

Ada Jafarey

(Aziz Jahan)

1924-2015,

Budaun (Uttar Pradesh)

1 / 3: Ada Jafarey

haath kaanton se

kar liye zakhmi

phool baalon mein

ik sajaane ko

i wounded my hands

with thorns

so i can adorn my

hair with a flower

Ada Jafarey (Aziz Jahan) (3)

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

phool (11)

flowers, flower

zakhmi (1)

injured

baalon (1)

tresses, hair

Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)

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2 / 3: Ada Jafarey

gul par kya kuchh

beet gayi hai

albela jhonka

kya jaane

what all has

happened to the flower

what does the

carefree gust (of wind) know

Ada Jafarey (Aziz Jahan) (3)

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

gul (12)

flower

happened

albela (1)

fun-loving, carefree

jhonka (2)

breeze, gust

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3 / 3: Ada Jafarey

main aandhiyon ke paas

talaash-e-sabaa mein huun

tum mujh se poochhte ho

mera hausla hai kya

i am searching for a new beginning

in the midst of a raging storm

and you are asking me

if i have courage

Ada Jafarey (Aziz Jahan) (3)

1967: Adamjee Literary Award

1981: Medal of Excellence

2003: Pride of Performance

storms

quest, search

sabaa (1)

gentle breeze, zephyr

hausla (5)

valor, courage

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