4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by
Jalal Lakhnavi
1832-1909,
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
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vaada kyun
baar baar karte ho
khud ko
be-etibaar karte ho
why do you make promises
again and again
you only make
yourself untrustworthy
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Theme: Friends, Family & Community (117)
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2 / 4: Jalal Lakhnavi
shab ko mai khoob se pee
subah ko tauba kar lee
rind ke rind rahe
haath se jannat na gayi
indulged in wine by night
sought forgiveness by dawn
i remained a wine-lover
and did not lose paradise
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3 / 4: Jalal Lakhnavi
ik raat dil-jalon ko
yeh aish-e-visaal de
phir chaahe aasmaan
jahannam mein Daal de
grant the heart-broken
one night of the joy of union
then cast the skies into hell
if you so wish
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Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (92)
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4 / 4: Jalal Lakhnavi
ishq ki choT ka kuchh
dil pe asar ho to sahi
dard kam ho ya zyaada ho
magar ho to sahi
let love’s hurt have
some effect on the heart
whether the pain is less or more
let there at least be some
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