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Today's top 5 Urdu Shayari

ham un ke sitam ko bhī karam jaan rahe haiñ

aur vo haiñ ki is par bhī burā maan rahe haiñ

hum un ke sitam ko bhi karam jaan rahe hain

aur wo hain ki is par bhi bura man rahe hain

Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi Sahar

tamām umr guzar jaatī hai kabhī pal meñ

kabhī to ek hī lamha basar nahīñ hotā

tamam umr guzar jati hai kabhi pal mein

kabhi to ek hi lamha basar nahin hota

Akhtar Amaan

kuchh to hai baat jo aatī hai qazā ruk ruk ke

zindagī qarz hai qistoñ meñ adā hotī hai

kuchh to hai baat jo aati hai qaza ruk ruk ke

zindagi qarz hai qiston mein ada hoti hai

Qamar Jalalabadi

koī bhūlā huā chehra nazar aa.e shāyad

ā.īna ġhaur se tū ne kabhī dekhā hī nahīñ

koi bhula hua chehra nazar aae shayad

aaina ghaur se tu ne kabhi dekha hi nahin

Shakeb Jalali

jāgte jāgte ik umr kaTī ho jaise

jaan baaqī hai magar saañs rukī ho jaise

jagte jagte ek umr kaTi ho jaise

jaan baqi hai magar sans ruki ho jaise

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  • تمہید

means

preamble, preface, introduction, excuse

saaf aatā hai nazar anjām har āġhāz kā

zindagānī maut kī tamhīd hai mere liye

saf aata hai nazar anjam har aaghaz ka

zindagani maut ki tamhid hai mere liye

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