7 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by
Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
1810-1889,
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh)
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samjha liya fareb se
mujhko to aap ne
dil se to pooch lijiye
kyun be-qaraar hai
with some trick
you explained it to me
but please ask my heart
why it is still restless
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eternity, from beginning
trick, deceit
ask
restless
made to understand
Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (61)
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2 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
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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Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (61)
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3 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
mohabbat ko chhupaaye laakh
koyi chhup naheen sakti
ye vo afsaana hai jo
be-kahe mashhoor hota hai
how much ever they hide love
none can really hide it
this is a story, unspoken,
becomes well-known
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Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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4 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
naala-e-bulbul-e-shaidaa
to suna hans hans kar
ab jigar thaam ke baiTho
meri baari aayi
the nightingale’s passionate lament
you heard and laughed it off
now hold your heart and listen
it is my turn now
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5 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
aye dost tujh ko rahm na aaye
to kya karuun
dushman bhi mere haal pe
ab aab-deeda hai
if you can’t pity me
my friend, what can i do?
even my enemies are now tearful
listening to my fate
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6 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
na gila hai na shikaayat
mujhe bedaad ki hai
hai wahi meri khushi
jo mere sayyaad ki hai
neither complaint nor grievance
i have against the oppression
my happiness is in
what makes my captor happy
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7 / 7: Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar
kinaare hi se toofan ka
tamaasha dekhne wale
kinaare se kabhi
andaaza-e-toofan nahin hota
those who watch the spectacle
of the storm from the shore
from the shore, will never
understand the storm’s fury
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Theme: Nature, World & Universe (47)
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