Top 10 couplets of Momin Khan Momin
Contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq. He was also a physician, astrologer and chess player. Mirza Ghalib is said to have offered his complete diwan for his sher "tum mere paas hote ho goya, Jab koi doosra nahin hota".
tum mire paas hote ho goyā
jab koī dūsrā nahīñ hotā
in such a manner are you close to me
when no one else at all there ever be
tum mere pas hote ho goya
jab koi dusra nahin hota
in such a manner are you close to me
when no one else at all there ever be
vo jo ham meñ tum meñ qarār thā tumheñ yaad ho ki na yaad ho
vahī yaanī va.ada nibāh kā tumheñ yaad ho ki na yaad ho
the love that 'tween us used to be, you may, may not recall
those promises of constancy, you may, may not recall
wo jo hum mein tum mein qarar tha tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
wahi yani wada nibah ka tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
the love that 'tween us used to be, you may, may not recall
those promises of constancy, you may, may not recall
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Tags : Famous shayariand 6 more
tum hamāre kisī tarah na hue
varna duniyā meñ kyā nahīñ hotā
your love by any means I could not gain
Or else in life what would not one attain
tum hamare kisi tarah na hue
warna duniya mein kya nahin hota
your love by any means I could not gain
Or else in life what would not one attain
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Tag : Qismat
kyā jaane kyā likhā thā use iztirāb meñ
qāsid kī laash aa.ī hai ḳhat ke javāb meñ
kya jaane kya likha tha use iztirab mein
qasid ki lash aai hai KHat ke jawab mein
shab jo masjid meñ jā phañse 'momin'
raat kaaTī ḳhudā ḳhudā kar ke
shab jo masjid mein ja phanse 'momin'
raat kaTi KHuda KHuda kar ke
chal diye sū-e-haram kū-e-butāñ se 'momin'
jab diyā ranj butoñ ne to ḳhudā yaad aayā
from the streets of idols fair
to the mosque did I repair
chal diye su-e-haram ku-e-butan se 'momin'
jab diya ranj buton ne to KHuda yaad aaya
from the streets of idols fair
to the mosque did I repair
hāl-e-dil yaar ko likhūñ kyūñkar
haath dil se judā nahīñ hotā
haal-e-dil yar ko likhun kyunkar
hath dil se juda nahin hota
us ġhairat-e-nāhīd kī har taan hai dīpak
sho.ala sā lapak jaa.e hai āvāz to dekho
us ghairat-e-nahid ki har tan hai dipak
shoala sa lapak jae hai aawaz to dekho
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Tags : Awazand 1 more
ho gayā rāz-e-ishq be-parda
us ne parde se jo nikālā muñh
ho gaya raaz-e-ishq be-parda
us ne parde se jo nikala munh
mere taġh.īr-e-rañg ko mat dekh
tujh ko apnī nazar na ho jaa.e
mere taghir-e-rang ko mat dekh
tujh ko apni nazar na ho jae
