❝Stay out of sight and you'll fade from the heart too,
as for time, it just keeps passing, and shall pass on❞
as for time, it just keeps passing, and shall pass on❞
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1896–1982📍 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Firaq Gorakhpuri
فراق گورکھپوری
GhazalRomantic Poetry
8Shayaris
7Categories
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📖 About the Poet
Firaq Gorakhpuri, born Raghupati Sahay, was one of the greatest Urdu ghazal poets of the 20th century. He merged the classical Urdu poetic tradition with a modern sensibility rooted in Indian culture. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Jnanpith Award — one of the highest literary honours in India.
📚 Famous Works
Gul-e-NaghmaRud-e-KausarArmughaan-e-Iran
✨ Famous Couplet
"ज़िंदगी जीने का हुनर होता है, हर ग़म में भी सुकून का घर होता है।"— Firaq Gorakhpuri
✍️ Shayaris by Firaq Gorakhpuri(8)
❝You are before me, and so close to me too,
should I look at you, or speak with you?❞
should I look at you, or speak with you?❞
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🔗❝It has been a long while since your memory even crossed my mind
this too is but a part of the divine chain of remembrance❞
this too is but a part of the divine chain of remembrance❞
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🔗❝The eyes too are strange — like the heart itself,
even when they weep they cannot seem to stop.
This chain of pain never reaches its end —
the memories arrive and we fall and drop.❞
even when they weep they cannot seem to stop.
This chain of pain never reaches its end —
the memories arrive and we fall and drop.❞
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🔗❝Your memory came and the heart overflowed —
an ocean descended into my eyes.❞
an ocean descended into my eyes.❞
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🔗❝Long before they arrive, we already know those footsteps well
We recognize you, O life, from far away, we always tell❞
We recognize you, O life, from far away, we always tell❞
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🔗❝After you left the house is no longer a home,
the lamps still burn but the light is gone.
Only the chain of your memories remains —
without you no custom or rule carries on.❞
the lamps still burn but the light is gone.
Only the chain of your memories remains —
without you no custom or rule carries on.❞
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🔗❝Life is an art that must be learned with grace,
even in sorrow there is a home of peace.
Whoever understands this secret, O Firaq,
finds a new dawn at every turn and crease.❞
even in sorrow there is a home of peace.
Whoever understands this secret, O Firaq,
finds a new dawn at every turn and crease.❞
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