If you ever wanted to include king-like practices in your daily life but couldn’t do so because they were pricey, we’ve got you covered.

The practice of using poetry in conversations to comment upon anything or to describe any feeling dates back to the time of nawabs and maharajas.

Whenever you use literary references in your conversations you are considered cool and no matter if your speech is worth noticing or not, people would take notice of you because of literary allusions.

So, “Mulaheza Farmaiye” (pay attention), here are the best simple Shayaris which you can use in various situations to enrich your conversations with a tempering of literature.

1. Ye daaġh daagh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ

- Faiz Ahmad Faiz

25 Shayaris Which You Can Learn And Use In Various Situations — Simple Shayaris

You waited for something to happen or someday for very long but when that day dawned finally it didn’t turn out to be as expected, rather it turned out something opposite or something unfortunate happened. This simple Shayari can be used to refer to describe that turn of events.

2. Barbad gulistan karne ko bas ek hī ullū kaafī thā
har shāḳh pe ullū baiThā hai anjām-e-gulistāñ kyā hogā

- Shauq Bahraichi

If you want to describe the conditions of any team which isn’t doing good in their field lately then this simple Shayari is capable of fulfilling your purpose.

3. Tū shāhīñ hai parvāz hai kaam terā
tire sāmne āsmāñ aur bhī haiñ

- Allama Iqbal

No list of motivational Shayaris is complete without this gem written by the greatest ever Urdu poet Allama Iqbal. You can use this simple Shayari to motivate a person to be more ambitious and achieve more.

4. MiTā de apnī hastī ko agar kuchh martaba chāhe
ki daana ḳhaak meñ mil kar gul-o-gulzār hotā hai

- Syed Ghulam Mohammad Mast Kalkattavi

This is another simple Shayari that can be used to impress upon the importance of hard work and persistence. This verse talks about how a seed bloom into a flower when it mixes itself with the self. In the same manner, one needs to forget himself and work against all odds to achieve something in life.

5. Tufaanon se aankkh milao sailabon par waar karo
mallahon ka chakkar chhodo tair ke dariya paar karo

- Rahat Indori

This simple Shayari motivates us to fight against odds and advises us to get rid of our dependency on anyone and become self-dependent.

6. Irade jinke pukhta hon yakeen jinko khuda par ho
talaatim khez maujon se wo ghabraya nahin karte

- Allama Iqbal

These lines talk about the importance of self-confidence and faith in God. It says that those who have firm beliefs and faith in God, do not get frightened by the high waves i.e., life’s problems or the obstacles that life throws in one’s path.

7. Utho ye manzar-e-shab-tāb dekhne ke liye
ki niiñd shart nahīñ ḳhvāb dekhne ke liye

- Irfan Siddiqui

This couplet motivates us to get rid of lethargy and procrastination.

8. Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle

- Ghalib

This verse is a perfect way to describe the human nature of discontentment and dissatisfaction. The verse talks about how we have accumulated thousands of wishes and such wishes too that each wish might take an entire life span to be fulfilled.

No matter how many of our wishes get fulfilled still we complain that they aren’t enough.

9. Usūloñ par jahāñ aañch aa. e Takrānā zarūrī hai
jo zinda ho to phir zinda nazar aanā zarūrī hai

- Waseem Bareilvi

We should speak and take a stand for anything we believe in. This verse helps you to state the obvious fact: staying neutral isn’t a wise thing to do.

10. Hosh waalon ko khabar kya, bekhudi kya cheez hai,
Ishq kije fir samajhiye, zindagi kya cheez hai!

- Nida Fazli

Love indeed is a beautiful feeling. If you are thinking about how to give back to your single friends who are too proud of their ‘single-hood, this couplet is sure to help you out.

11. Chupke chupke raat din aañsū bahānā yaad hai
ham ko ab tak āshiqī kā vo zamānā yaad hai

- Hasrat Mohani

If you want to talk about one-sided love but are tired of using Ranbir Kapoor’s dialogue from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ then this couplet here is hand-picked for you. It would do justice to your innocent feelings.

12. Ishq ne 'Ghalib' nikamma kar diya
varna ham bhi aadmi the kaam ke

- Ghalib

If you’ve broken up recently then obviously you would blame love for anything wrong in your life. Why not culturally do that. This couplet would indeed help you.

13. Baal apne baḌhāte haiñ kis vāste dīvāne
kyā shahr-e-mohabbat meñ hajjām nahīñ hotā

- Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

This is an apt verse to comment upon the eccentric habits that people adopt because of love especially when it comes to physical appearances.

14. Dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai
lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai

- Faiz Ahmad Faiz

This couplet impresses upon the power of patience. It reminds you that problems are temporary and difficult time passes. To cheer yourself or others, you can use this simple Shayari.

15. Khudi ko kar buland itna, ki har taqdeer se pehle,
Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai.

- Allama Iqbal

This verse highlights the importance of self-worth.

16. Duniyā kī mahfiloñ se uktā gayā huuñ yā rab
kyā lutf anjuman kā jab dil hī bujh gayā ho

- Allama Iqbal

There are moments when all the activities and happenings in the world, though happy ones, overwhelm you. There are moments when your heart is drenched with bleakness and hopelessness. To describe those moments, you have this couplet by legendry Allama Iqbal. To describe your detachment with the world and its worldliness.

17. Dil se jo baat nikli hai, asar rakhti hai,
Par nahin, magar takat-e-parwaaz rakhti hai.

- Allama Iqbal

To highlight the impact a truthful statement can make, you may take the help of this couplet. It talks about how a statement that comes straight from the heart doesn’t have wings but is capable of flight.

18. Agar hoñ kachche gharoñdoñ meñ aadmī ābād
to ek abr bhī sailāb ke barābar hai

- Obaidullah Aleem

This verse describes that when your plan isn’t strong enough and has loopholes even the slightest of mistakes can wreak havoc.

19. Mujh ko yaqeen hai sach kehti thi jo bhi ammi kahti thi,
jab mere bachpan ke din the chand mein pariyan rahti thi!

- Javed Akhtar

A perfect couplet to describe the innocence of childhood whenever you get stung by nostalgia.

20. Vajūd-e-zan se hai tasvīr-e-kā.enāt meñ rañg
usī ke saaz se hai zindagī kā soz-e-darūñ

- Allama Iqbal

This verse beautifully commemorates the existence of women.

21. Kise khabar thi ki ye vakia bhi hona tha
Ki khel khel mein ek haadsa bhi hona tha

This anonymous couplet can be used to describe a sad incident like death or any other loss.

22. Jab se chaman chhuta hai ye, hal ho gaya hai
dil gham ko kha raha hai, gham dil ko kha raha hai

- Allama Iqbal

This verse is a perfect to describe the feeling of homesickness.

23. Kahāniyāñ hī sahī sab mubālġhe hī sahī
agar vo ḳhvāb hai tābīr kar ke dekhte haiñ

- Ahmad Faraz

This couplet is to justify your reveries. This is to give you the confidence to believe in daydreams even though you know they can never become true.

24. In barishon se dosti achhi nahi faraz
Kacha tera makaan hai kuch to khayal kar

- Ahmad Faraz

This couplet comments upon the choices which we make while choosing companions. It advises us to befriend people carefully while keeping in mind our stature and circumstances so there are fewer chances of betrayal.

25. Kisi ki taang toote ya kisi ahmaq ka sir phoote
Agar hone lage hoshiyar se hoshiyar ka jhagra

- Zafar Kamali

This couplet re-establishes the truth of the statement, “an eye for an eye can make the whole world blind”.

These simple Shayaris would help you to cast a long-lasting experience. Now you are well prepared to flaunt the talent of using simple Shayari at an appropriate time.

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1. Ye daaġh daagh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ

- Faiz Ahmad Faiz

2. Barbad gulistan karne ko bas ek hī ullū kaafī thā har shāḳh pe ullū baiThā hai anjām-e-gulistāñ kyā hogā

- Shauq Bahraichi

3. Tū shāhīñ hai parvāz hai kaam terātire sāmne āsmāñ aur bhī haiñ

- Allama Iqbal

4. MiTā de apnī hastī ko agar kuchh martaba chāhe ki daana ḳhaak meñ mil kar gul-o-gulzār hotā hai

- Syed Ghulam Mohammad Mast Kalkattavi

5. Tufaanon se aankkh milao sailabon par waar karo mallahon ka chakkar chhodo tair ke dariya paar karo

- Rahat Indori

6. Irade jinke pukhta hon yakeen jinko khuda par ho talaatim khez maujon se wo ghabraya nahin karte

- Allama Iqbal

7. Utho ye manzar-e-shab-tāb dekhne ke liye ki niiñd shart nahīñ ḳhvāb dekhne ke liye

- Irfan Siddiqui

8. Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle

- Ghalib

9. Usūloñ par jahāñ aañch aa. e Takrānā zarūrī hai jo zinda ho to phir zinda nazar aanā zarūrī hai

- Waseem Bareilvi

10. Hosh waalon ko khabar kya, bekhudi kya cheez hai, Ishq kije fir samajhiye, zindagi kya cheez hai!

- Nida Fazli

11. Chupke chupke raat din aañsū bahānā yaad hai ham ko ab tak āshiqī kā vo zamānā yaad hai

- Hasrat Mohani

12. Ishq ne 'Ghalib' nikamma kar diya varna ham bhi aadmi the kaam ke

- Ghalib

13. Baal apne baḌhāte haiñ kis vāste dīvāne kyā shahr-e-mohabbat meñ hajjām nahīñ hotā

- Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

14. Dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai

- Faiz Ahmad Faiz

15. Khudi ko kar buland itna, ki har taqdeer se pehle,Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai.

- Allama Iqbal

16. Duniyā kī mahfiloñ se uktā gayā huuñ yā rab kyā lutf anjuman kā jab dil hī bujh gayā ho

- Allama Iqbal

17. Dil se jo baat nikli hai, asar rakhti hai, Par nahin, magar takat-e-parwaaz rakhti hai.

- Allama Iqbal

18. Agar hoñ kachche gharoñdoñ meñ aadmī ābād to ek abr bhī sailāb ke barābar hai

- Obaidullah Aleem

19. Mujh ko yaqeen hai sach kehti thi jo bhi ammi kahti thi,jab mere bachpan ke din the chand mein pariyan rahti thi!

- Javed Akhtar

20. Vajūd-e-zan se hai tasvīr-e-kā.enāt meñ rañg usī ke saaz se hai zindagī kā soz-e-darūñ

- Allama Iqbal

21. Kise khabar thi ki ye vakia bhi hona tha Ki khel khel mein ek haadsa bhi hona tha

22. Jab se chaman chhuta hai ye, hal ho gaya haidil gham ko kha raha hai, gham dil ko kha raha hai

- Allama Iqbal

23. Kahāniyāñ hī sahī sab mubālġhe hī sahī agar vo ḳhvāb hai tābīr kar ke dekhte haiñ

- Ahmad Faraz

24. In barishon se dosti achhi nahi farazKacha tera makaan hai kuch to khayal kar

- Ahmad Faraz

25. Kisi ki taang toote ya kisi ahmaq ka sir phoote Agar hone lage hoshiyar se hoshiyar ka jhagra

- Zafar Kamali

1. Ye daaġh daagh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ

2. Barbad gulistan karne ko bas ek hī ullū kaafī thā
har shāḳh pe ullū baiThā hai anjām-e-gulistāñ kyā hogā

3. Tū shāhīñ hai parvāz hai kaam terā
tire sāmne āsmāñ aur bhī haiñ

4. MiTā de apnī hastī ko agar kuchh martaba chāhe
ki daana ḳhaak meñ mil kar gul-o-gulzār hotā hai

5. Tufaanon se aankkh milao sailabon par waar karo
mallahon ka chakkar chhodo tair ke dariya paar karo

6. Irade jinke pukhta hon yakeen jinko khuda par ho
talaatim khez maujon se wo ghabraya nahin karte

7. Utho ye manzar-e-shab-tāb dekhne ke liye
ki niiñd shart nahīñ ḳhvāb dekhne ke liye

8. Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle

9. Usūloñ par jahāñ aañch aa. e Takrānā zarūrī hai
jo zinda ho to phir zinda nazar aanā zarūrī hai

10. Hosh waalon ko khabar kya, bekhudi kya cheez hai,
Ishq kije fir samajhiye, zindagi kya cheez hai!

11. Chupke chupke raat din aañsū bahānā yaad hai
ham ko ab tak āshiqī kā vo zamānā yaad hai

12. Ishq ne 'Ghalib' nikamma kar diya
varna ham bhi aadmi the kaam ke

13. Baal apne baḌhāte haiñ kis vāste dīvāne
kyā shahr-e-mohabbat meñ hajjām nahīñ hotā

14. Dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai
lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai

15. Khudi ko kar buland itna, ki har taqdeer se pehle,
Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai.

16. Duniyā kī mahfiloñ se uktā gayā huuñ yā rab
kyā lutf anjuman kā jab dil hī bujh gayā ho

17. Dil se jo baat nikli hai, asar rakhti hai,
Par nahin, magar takat-e-parwaaz rakhti hai.

18. Agar hoñ kachche gharoñdoñ meñ aadmī ābād
to ek abr bhī sailāb ke barābar hai

19. Mujh ko yaqeen hai sach kehti thi jo bhi ammi kahti thi,
jab mere bachpan ke din the chand mein pariyan rahti thi!

20. Vajūd-e-zan se hai tasvīr-e-kā.enāt meñ rañg
usī ke saaz se hai zindagī kā soz-e-darūñ

21. Kise khabar thi ki ye vakia bhi hona tha
Ki khel khel mein ek haadsa bhi hona tha

22. Jab se chaman chhuta hai ye, hal ho gaya hai
dil gham ko kha raha hai, gham dil ko kha raha hai

23. Kahāniyāñ hī sahī sab mubālġhe hī sahī
agar vo ḳhvāb hai tābīr kar ke dekhte haiñ

24. In barishon se dosti achhi nahi faraz
Kacha tera makaan hai kuch to khayal kar

25. Kisi ki taang toote ya kisi ahmaq ka sir phoote
Agar hone lage hoshiyar se hoshiyar ka jhagra

25 Shayaris Which You Can Learn And Use In Various Situations