شاعری / Shayari
A curated treasury of classical Urdu poetry — presented by AQSA ZAM ZAM MIRZA JOHAR BAIG, Software Developer and Urdu Shayari poet.
شعر و ادب کی دنیا میں خوش آمدید
"Welcome to the world of poetry and literature"
This collection presents 10 timeless sher and ghazal couplets by the greatest masters of Urdu poetry — Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz, Faraz, and Jaun Elia — each rendered in Urdu script, Devanagari, and English translation, curated by AQSA ZAM ZAM MIRZA JOHAR BAIG.
Mirza Ghalib
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اردو / Urdu
ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے بہت نکلے مرے ارمان لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے
देवनागरी / Hindi
हज़ारों ख़्वाहिशें ऐसी कि हर ख़्वाहिश पे दम निकले बहुत निकले मेरे अरमान लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले
English Translation
"Thousands of desires, each worth dying for... Many of them I have realized... yet I yearn for more."
Mirza Ghalib
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اردو / Urdu
دلِ ناداں تجھے ہوا کیا ہے آخر اس درد کی دوا کیا ہے
देवनागरी / Hindi
दिल-ए-नादां तुझे हुआ क्या है आख़िर इस दर्द की दवा क्या है
English Translation
"O naive heart, what has happened to you? After all, what is the cure for this pain?"
Allama Iqbal
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اردو / Urdu
خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے خدا بندے سے خود پوچھے بتا تیری رضا کیا ہے
देवनागरी / Hindi
ख़ुदी को कर बुलंद इतना कि हर तक़दीर से पहले ख़ुदा बंदे से ख़ुद पूछे बता तेरी रज़ा क्या है
English Translation
"Elevate yourself so high that before every decree, God Himself asks you: 'Tell me, what is your desire?'"
Allama Iqbal
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اردو / Urdu
ستاروں سے آگے جہاں اور بھی ہیں ابھی عشق کے امتحاں اور بھی ہیں
देवनागरी / Hindi
सितारों से आगे जहाँ और भी हैं अभी इश्क़ के इम्तिहाँ और भी हैं
English Translation
"There are other worlds beyond the stars; There are more trials of love yet to come."
Jaun Elia
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اردو / Urdu
علاجِ دردِ دل تم سے مسیحا ہو نہیں سکتا تم اچھے ہو تو پھر تم سے یہ اچھا ہو نہیں سکتا
देवनागरी / Hindi
इलाज-ए-दर्द-ए-दिल तुम से मसीहा हो नहीं सकता तुम अच्छे हो तो फिर तुम से ये अच्छा हो नहीं सकता
English Translation
"You cannot be the messiah to cure my heartache, You are good, but this goodness cannot come from you."
Jaun Elia
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اردو / Urdu
جو گزاری نہ جا سکی ہم سے ہم نے وہ زندگی گزاری ہے
देवनागरी / Hindi
जो गुज़ारी न जा सकी हमसे हमने वो ज़िंदगी गुज़ारी है
English Translation
"That which could not be lived by us, That is the life we have lived."
Ahmed Faraz
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اردو / Urdu
سنا ہے لوگ اسے آنکھ بھر کے دیکھتے ہیں سو اس کے شہر میں کچھ دن ٹھہر کے دیکھتے ہیں
देवनागरी / Hindi
सुना है लोग उसे आँख भर के देखते हैं सो उसके शहर में कुछ दिन ठहर के देखते हैं
English Translation
"I heard people gaze at her to their heart's content... So let me stay in her city for a few days and see."
Ahmed Faraz
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اردو / Urdu
اس نے خاموشی سے سب کچھ کہہ دیا میں نے بھی سن لیا جو کچھ نہ تھا
देवनागरी / Hindi
उसने ख़ामोशी से सब कुछ कह दिया मैंने भी सुन लिया जो कुछ न था
English Translation
"She said everything in her silence, And I heard even that which was not said."
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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اردو / Urdu
مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ میں نے سمجھا تھا کہ تو ہے تو درخشاں ہے حیات
देवनागरी / Hindi
मुझ से पहली सी मुहब्बत मेरी महबूब न मांग मैंने समझा था कि तू है तो दरख़्शां है हयात
English Translation
"Do not ask of me my past love, my beloved. I had thought that if you are there, life is radiant."
Mirza Ghalib
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اردو / Urdu
بازیچہ اطفال ہے دنیا مرے آگے ہوتا ہے شب و روز تماشا مرے آگے
देवनागरी / Hindi
बाज़ीचा-ए-अतफ़ाल है दुनिया मेरे आगे होता है शब-ओ-रोज़ तमाशा मेरे आगे
English Translation
"The world is a children's playground before me, Night and day, a spectacle unfolds before me."
All Urdu Shayari on this website is curated by AQSA ZAM ZAM MIRZA JOHAR BAIG — a Software Developer and AI-ML student who is also a passionate lover of classical Urdu literature.
The collection features Ghazals (غزل) and Sher (شعر — couplets) by classical masters including Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmed Faraz, and Jaun Elia. All shayari is presented in three scripts: Urdu (نستعلیق), Devanagari (Hindi), and English translation.
Yes. AQSA ZAM ZAM MIRZA JOHAR BAIG is herself a Urdu Shayari poet who finds inspiration in the intersection of technology and literature. Original compositions will be added to this collection.
Curated by AQSA ZAM ZAM MIRZA JOHAR BAIG — Software Developer, AI/ML Student · Last updated: March 2026