Sher on Love
A list of love shayari
has been presented to express the complex emotion. Love shayari is one of the most extensively written about topics in Urdu shayari. Love, as promised, does not conquer all but it does make the world go round.
aur bhī dukh haiñ zamāne meñ mohabbat ke sivā
rāhateñ aur bhī haiñ vasl kī rāhat ke sivā
sorrows other than love's longing does this life provide
comforts other than a lover's union too abide
aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa
rahaten aur bhi hain wasl ki rahat ke siwa
sorrows other than love's longing does this life provide
comforts other than a lover's union too abide
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ujāle apnī yādoñ ke hamāre saath rahne do
na jaane kis galī meñ zindagī kī shaam ho jaa.e
ujale apni yaadon ke hamare sath rahne do
na jaane kis gali mein zindagi ki sham ho jae
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ishq ne 'ġhālib' nikammā kar diyā
varna ham bhī aadmī the kaam ke
Ghalib, a worthless person, this love has made of me
otherwise a man of substance I once used to be
Love has rendered Ghalib completely useless and idle.
Otherwise, I too was a capable person of great worth.
The poet humorously yet sorrowfully confesses that the pursuit of love has consumed all his worldly potential. He reflects on his former self, claiming that before falling in love, he possessed great utility and capability, which has now been wasted away by his passion.
ishq ne 'ghaalib' nikamma kar diya
warna hum bhi aadmi the kaam ke
Ghalib, a worthless person, this love has made of me
otherwise a man of substance I once used to be
Love has rendered Ghalib completely useless and idle.
Otherwise, I too was a capable person of great worth.
The poet humorously yet sorrowfully confesses that the pursuit of love has consumed all his worldly potential. He reflects on his former self, claiming that before falling in love, he possessed great utility and capability, which has now been wasted away by his passion.
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ye ishq nahīñ āsāñ itnā hī samajh liije
ik aag kā dariyā hai aur Duub ke jaanā hai
ye ishq nahin aasan itna hi samajh lije
ek aag ka dariya hai aur Dub ke jaana hai
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ranjish hī sahī dil hī dukhāne ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoḌ ke jaane ke liye aa
ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa
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us kī yaad aa.ī hai sāñso zarā āhista chalo
dhaḌkanoñ se bhī ibādat meñ ḳhalal paḌtā hai
us ki yaad aai hai sanso zara aahista chalo
dhaDkanon se bhi ibaadat mein KHalal paDta hai
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mohabbat meñ nahīñ hai farq jiine aur marne kā
usī ko dekh kar jiite haiñ jis kāfir pe dam nikle
In love there is no difference 'tween life and death do know
The very one for whom I die, life too does bestow
In love, living and dying feel the same; there is no real difference.
We keep ourselves alive only by looking at the beloved whose glance can take our breath away.
The couplet says that true love dissolves the boundary between life and death: both become equally acceptable states. The lover’s survival depends on the beloved’s presence, yet that same beloved is so cruel or powerful that a single look can kill. This tension—being sustained and destroyed by the same sight—captures the intensity and helpless devotion of عشق.
mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jine aur marne ka
usi ko dekh kar jite hain jis kafir pe dam nikle
In love there is no difference 'tween life and death do know
The very one for whom I die, life too does bestow
In love, living and dying feel the same; there is no real difference.
We keep ourselves alive only by looking at the beloved whose glance can take our breath away.
The couplet says that true love dissolves the boundary between life and death: both become equally acceptable states. The lover’s survival depends on the beloved’s presence, yet that same beloved is so cruel or powerful that a single look can kill. This tension—being sustained and destroyed by the same sight—captures the intensity and helpless devotion of عشق.
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ek muddat se tirī yaad bhī aa.ī na hameñ
aur ham bhuul ga.e hoñ tujhe aisā bhī nahīñ
For a long time, your memory hasn’t even come to me.
But it’s not true that I have forgotten you.
The couplet holds a quiet contradiction: the beloved hasn’t been consciously remembered for ages, yet the bond hasn’t ended. The speaker separates “not thinking of you” from “forgetting you,” suggesting love can go silent without dying. It conveys emotional numbness, distance, and a lingering attachment that survives even in absence.
ek muddat se teri yaad bhi aai na hamein
aur hum bhul gae hon tujhe aisa bhi nahin
For a long time, your memory hasn’t even come to me.
But it’s not true that I have forgotten you.
The couplet holds a quiet contradiction: the beloved hasn’t been consciously remembered for ages, yet the bond hasn’t ended. The speaker separates “not thinking of you” from “forgetting you,” suggesting love can go silent without dying. It conveys emotional numbness, distance, and a lingering attachment that survives even in absence.
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achchhā ḳhāsā baiThe baiThe gum ho jaatā huuñ
ab maiñ aksar maiñ nahīñ rahtā tum ho jaatā huuñ
achchha KHasa baiThe baiThe gum ho jata hun
ab main aksar main nahin rahta tum ho jata hun
hosh vāloñ ko ḳhabar kyā be-ḳhudī kyā chiiz hai
ishq kiije phir samajhiye zindagī kyā chiiz hai
hosh walon ko KHabar kya be-KHudi kya chiz hai
ishq kije phir samajhiye zindagi kya chiz hai
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vo to ḳhush-bū hai havāoñ meñ bikhar jā.egā
mas.ala phuul kā hai phuul kidhar jā.egā
wo to KHush-bu hai hawaon mein bikhar jaega
masala phul ka hai phul kidhar jaega
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Tags : Ishqand 2 more
ab ke ham bichhḌe to shāyad kabhī ḳhvāboñ meñ mileñ
jis tarah sūkhe hue phuul kitāboñ meñ mileñ
should we now be parted, in dreams we might be found
like dried flowers found in books, fragile, fraying browned
ab ke hum bichhDe to shayad kabhi KHwabon mein milen
jis tarah sukhe hue phul kitabon mein milen
should we now be parted, in dreams we might be found
like dried flowers found in books, fragile, fraying browned
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ishq par zor nahīñ hai ye vo ātish 'ġhālib'
ki lagā.e na lage aur bujhā.e na bane
One has no power over Love, it is that flame, to wit,
Which neither can be set alight, nor extinguished once lit
One has no control over love; it cannot be forced or restrained.
Ghalib says love is such a fire that neither can you ignite it at will nor can you extinguish it.
The couplet presents love as an uncontrollable inner blaze. It arrives on its own terms and refuses to obey the lover’s will, so both starting and stopping it lie beyond human power. The metaphor of “fire” captures love’s consuming intensity and the speaker’s helpless surrender to it.
ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish 'ghaalib'
ki lagae na lage aur bujhae na bane
One has no power over Love, it is that flame, to wit,
Which neither can be set alight, nor extinguished once lit
One has no control over love; it cannot be forced or restrained.
Ghalib says love is such a fire that neither can you ignite it at will nor can you extinguish it.
The couplet presents love as an uncontrollable inner blaze. It arrives on its own terms and refuses to obey the lover’s will, so both starting and stopping it lie beyond human power. The metaphor of “fire” captures love’s consuming intensity and the speaker’s helpless surrender to it.
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Tags : Ishqand 3 more
huā hai tujh se bichhaḌne ke baa'd ye mā'lūm
ki tū nahīñ thā tire saath ek duniyā thī
hua hai tujh se bichhaDne ke ba'd ye ma'lum
ki tu nahin tha tere sath ek duniya thi
chupke chupke raat din aañsū bahānā yaad hai
ham ko ab tak āshiqī kā vo zamānā yaad hai
chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai
hum ko ab tak aashiqi ka wo zamana yaad hai
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ishq nāzuk-mizāj hai behad
aql kā bojh uThā nahīñ saktā
ishq nazuk-mizaj hai behad
aql ka bojh uTha nahin sakta
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Tags : Ishqand 1 more
kis kis ko batā.eñge judā.ī kā sabab ham
tū mujh se ḳhafā hai to zamāne ke liye aa
kis kis ko bataenge judai ka sabab hum
tu mujh se KHafa hai to zamane ke liye aa
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dil dhaḌakne kā sabab yaad aayā
vo tirī yaad thī ab yaad aayā
dil dhaDakne ka sabab yaad aaya
wo teri yaad thi ab yaad aaya
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Tags : Ishqand 3 more
aap ke baa'd har ghaḌī ham ne
aap ke saath hī guzārī hai
aap ke ba'd har ghaDi hum ne
aap ke sath hi guzari hai
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karūñgā kyā jo mohabbat meñ ho gayā nākām
mujhe to aur koī kaam bhī nahīñ aatā
What will I do in love / if I don't succeed
I know no other task, I have to concede
karunga kya jo mohabbat mein ho gaya nakaam
mujhe to aur koi kaam bhi nahin aata
What will I do in love / if I don't succeed
I know no other task, I have to concede
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Tags : Ishqand 3 more
koī samjhe to ek baat kahūñ
ishq taufīq hai gunāh nahīñ
if someone were to listen, one thing I will opine
Love is not a crime forsooth it is grace divine
If someone can truly understand, I want to say one thing.
Love is a divine enabling grace, not a sin.
The speaker feels surrounded by misunderstanding and offers a single, clarifying truth to anyone capable of insight. By calling love “taufiq,” he frames it as a gift that elevates the heart rather than a moral offense. The couplet defends love against social or religious blame, turning accusation into spiritual dignity. Its emotional core is quiet insistence: love deserves reverence, not condemnation.
koi samjhe to ek baat kahun
ishq taufiq hai gunah nahin
if someone were to listen, one thing I will opine
Love is not a crime forsooth it is grace divine
If someone can truly understand, I want to say one thing.
Love is a divine enabling grace, not a sin.
The speaker feels surrounded by misunderstanding and offers a single, clarifying truth to anyone capable of insight. By calling love “taufiq,” he frames it as a gift that elevates the heart rather than a moral offense. The couplet defends love against social or religious blame, turning accusation into spiritual dignity. Its emotional core is quiet insistence: love deserves reverence, not condemnation.
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tire ishq kī intihā chāhtā huuñ
mirī sādgī dekh kyā chāhtā huuñ
I want to reach the very limit of your love.
See my innocence—what an impossible thing I am asking for.
The speaker’s desire is absolute: not a portion of love, but its final height. In the second line he recognizes, with a tender irony, how naïve and audacious this wish is. “Intihā” becomes a metaphor for total union or complete fulfillment, while “sādgi” admits human limitation. The emotion is a mix of longing, devotion, and self-aware humility.
tere ishq ki intiha chahta hun
meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun
I want to reach the very limit of your love.
See my innocence—what an impossible thing I am asking for.
The speaker’s desire is absolute: not a portion of love, but its final height. In the second line he recognizes, with a tender irony, how naïve and audacious this wish is. “Intihā” becomes a metaphor for total union or complete fulfillment, while “sādgi” admits human limitation. The emotion is a mix of longing, devotion, and self-aware humility.
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ġham aur ḳhushī meñ farq na mahsūs ho jahāñ
maiñ dil ko us maqām pe laatā chalā gayā
gham aur KHushi mein farq na mahsus ho jahan
main dil ko us maqam pe lata chala gaya
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terā milnā ḳhushī kī baat sahī
tujh se mil kar udaas rahtā huuñ
tera milna KHushi ki baat sahi
tujh se mil kar udas rahta hun
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tum ko aatā hai pyaar par ġhussa
mujh ko ġhusse pe pyaar aatā hai
tum ko aata hai pyar par ghussa
mujh ko ghusse pe pyar aata hai
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tumhārī yaad ke jab zaḳhm bharne lagte haiñ
kisī bahāne tumheñ yaad karne lagte haiñ
tumhaari yaad ke jab zaKHm bharne lagte hain
kisi bahane tumhein yaad karne lagte hain
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Tag : Yaad
ab judā.ī ke safar ko mire āsān karo
tum mujhe ḳhvāb meñ aa kar na pareshān karo
ab judai ke safar ko mere aasan karo
tum mujhe KHwab mein aa kar na pareshan karo
aaj dekhā hai tujh ko der ke ba.ad
aaj kā din guzar na jaa.e kahīñ
aaj dekha hai tujh ko der ke baad
aaj ka din guzar na jae kahin
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Tags : Ishqand 3 more
ik raat vo gayā thā jahāñ baat rok ke
ab tak rukā huā huuñ vahīñ raat rok ke
ek raat wo gaya tha jahan baat rok ke
ab tak ruka hua hun wahin raat rok ke
dil meñ kisī ke raah kiye jā rahā huuñ maiñ
kitnā hasīñ gunāh kiye jā rahā huuñ maiñ
dil mein kisi ke rah kiye ja raha hun main
kitna hasin gunah kiye ja raha hun main
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ishq se tabī.at ne ziist kā mazā paayā
dard kī davā paa.ī dard-e-be-davā paayā
my being did, from love's domain, the joy of life procure
obtained such cure for life's travails, which itself had no cure
Through love, my inner self finally discovered the true essence and enjoyment of life.
I found a cure for general pain, yet simultaneously found a specific pain that has no cure.
Ghalib explores the paradox of love as both a remedy and an affliction. Love gives meaning to an otherwise mundane existence (the cure for life's emptiness), yet it introduces a longing or suffering that is incurable. Thus, the poet has found the remedy for life's dullness, but at the cost of acquiring an eternal, sweet ailment.
ishq se tabiat ne zist ka maza paya
dard ki dawa pai dard-e-be-dawa paya
my being did, from love's domain, the joy of life procure
obtained such cure for life's travails, which itself had no cure
Through love, my inner self finally discovered the true essence and enjoyment of life.
I found a cure for general pain, yet simultaneously found a specific pain that has no cure.
Ghalib explores the paradox of love as both a remedy and an affliction. Love gives meaning to an otherwise mundane existence (the cure for life's emptiness), yet it introduces a longing or suffering that is incurable. Thus, the poet has found the remedy for life's dullness, but at the cost of acquiring an eternal, sweet ailment.
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bhūle haiñ rafta rafta unheñ muddatoñ meñ ham
qistoñ meñ ḳhud-kushī kā mazā ham se pūchhiye
bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton mein hum
qiston mein KHud-kushi ka maza hum se puchhiye
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ai dost ham ne tark-e-mohabbat ke bāvajūd
mahsūs kī hai terī zarūrat kabhī kabhī
ai dost hum ne tark-e-mohabbat ke bawajud
mahsus ki hai teri zarurat kabhi kabhi
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jab bhī aatā hai mirā naam tire naam ke saath
jaane kyuuñ log mire naam se jal jaate haiñ
whenever my name happens to be linked to thee
I wonder why these people burn with jealousy
jab bhi aata hai mera nam tere nam ke sath
jaane kyun log mere nam se jal jate hain
whenever my name happens to be linked to thee
I wonder why these people burn with jealousy
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milnā thā ittifāq bichhaḌnā nasīb thā
vo utnī duur ho gayā jitnā qarīb thā
milna tha ittifaq bichhaDna nasib tha
wo utni dur ho gaya jitna qarib tha
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us ko judā hue bhī zamāna bahut huā
ab kyā kaheñ ye qissa purānā bahut huā
us ko juda hue bhi zamana bahut hua
ab kya kahen ye qissa purana bahut hua
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jhukī jhukī sī nazar be-qarār hai ki nahīñ
dabā dabā sā sahī dil meñ pyaar hai ki nahīñ
jhuki jhuki si nazar be-qarar hai ki nahin
daba daba sa sahi dil mein pyar hai ki nahin
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dil kī choToñ ne kabhī chain se rahne na diyā
jab chalī sard havā maiñ ne tujhe yaad kiyā
dil ki choTon ne kabhi chain se rahne na diya
jab chali sard hawa main ne tujhe yaad kiya
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chand kaliyāñ nashāt kī chun kar muddatoñ mahv-e-yās rahtā huuñ
terā milnā ḳhushī kī baat sahī tujh se mil kar udaas rahtā huuñ
chand kaliyan nashat ki chun kar muddaton mahw-e-yas rahta hun
tera milna KHushi ki baat sahi tujh se mil kar udas rahta hun
ab tak dil-e-ḳhush-fahm ko tujh se haiñ umīdeñ
ye āḳhirī sham.eñ bhī bujhāne ke liye aa
my heart is optimistic yet, its hopes are still alive
come to snuff it out, let not this final flame survive
ab tak dil-e-KHush-fahm ko tujh se hain umiden
ye aaKHiri shamen bhi bujhane ke liye aa
my heart is optimistic yet, its hopes are still alive
come to snuff it out, let not this final flame survive
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Tags : Ishqand 2 more
ik lafz-e-mohabbat kā adnā ye fasānā hai
simTe to dil-e-āshiq phaile to zamāna hai
ek lafz-e-mohabbat ka adna ye fasana hai
simTe to dil-e-ashiq phaile to zamana hai
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tumhāre shahr kā mausam baḌā suhānā lage
maiñ ek shaam churā luuñ agar burā na lage
tumhaare shahr ka mausam baDa suhana lage
main ek sham chura lun agar bura na lage
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Tags : Ishqand 4 more
āshiqī sabr-talab aur tamannā betāb
dil kā kyā rang karūñ ḳhūn-e-jigar hote tak
Love has a need for patience, desires are a strain
as long my ache persists, how shall my heart sustain
Love demands patience, but desire itself is restless and in a hurry.
So how can I keep my heart composed until my very liver-blood is spent?
Ghalib sets up a conflict: love requires endurance, yet longing refuses to wait. The speaker feels trapped between the duty to be patient and the nature of desire that keeps agitating the heart. “Blood of the liver” is a metaphor for deep, life-draining pain, suggesting that waiting itself becomes a slow bleeding of the self.
aashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betab
dil ka kya rang karun KHun-e-jigar hote tak
Love has a need for patience, desires are a strain
as long my ache persists, how shall my heart sustain
Love demands patience, but desire itself is restless and in a hurry.
So how can I keep my heart composed until my very liver-blood is spent?
Ghalib sets up a conflict: love requires endurance, yet longing refuses to wait. The speaker feels trapped between the duty to be patient and the nature of desire that keeps agitating the heart. “Blood of the liver” is a metaphor for deep, life-draining pain, suggesting that waiting itself becomes a slow bleeding of the self.
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Tags : Ishqand 1 more
yaad rakhnā hī mohabbat meñ nahīñ hai sab kuchh
bhuul jaanā bhī baḌī baat huā kartī hai
yaad rakhna hi mohabbat mein nahin hai sab kuchh
bhul jaana bhi baDi baat hua karti hai
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aarzū hai ki tū yahāñ aa.e
aur phir umr bhar na jaa.e kahīñ
aarzu hai ki tu yahan aae
aur phir umr bhar na jae kahin
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fāsle aise bhī hoñge ye kabhī sochā na thā
sāmne baiThā thā mere aur vo merā na thā
fasle aise bhi honge ye kabhi socha na tha
samne baiTha tha mere aur wo mera na tha
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Tag : Fasla
āḳhrī hichkī tire zānūñ pe aa.e
maut bhī maiñ shā.irāna chāhtā huuñ
aaKHri hichki tere zanun pe aae
maut bhi main shairana chahta hun
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pūchh lete vo bas mizāj mirā
kitnā āsān thā ilaaj mirā
puchh lete wo bas mizaj mera
kitna aasan tha ilaj mera
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badan meñ jaise lahū tāziyāna ho gayā hai
use gale se lagā.e zamāna ho gayā hai
badan mein jaise lahu taziyana ho gaya hai
use gale se lagae zamana ho gaya hai
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