❝Those who meet with downcast eyes averted low, I do not recognize them as I go. I make friends with those who look me in the eye, And speak to me directly, face to face, not shy.❞
Ahmad Faraz was a Pakistani Urdu poet known for his romantic ghazals and political poetry. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Pakistan and the Hilal-e-Imtiaz. His romantic ghazals are among the most sung compositions in South Asian music.
Attitude shayari is about confidence and self-respect. This is the boldest, sharpest collection here — well suited for a WhatsApp status or Instagram bio, or for the moments when you want to answer criticism without an argument, or simply state that you live life on your own terms.
❝Listen — no one has seen you better than I have ever done, I have seen you deeper than any mirror under the sun. The colours in your eyes are all meant for me, The pain in your smile is all meant for me.❞
❝The heartless finally understood what life really contains, The heart never found the beloved it craved in its veins. This life is a journey, O Faraz my friend, Whoever we met on the road asked us to pause till the end.❞
❝Don't look at me like that or I'll scatter apart, I'm already broken — I can't break once more in heart. I cannot bear the gaze of your eyes, O Faraz, How much longer can I protect this wounded heart?❞
❝She departed from me, yes she did depart, But from her memory I never could part. There is a wound in my heart that will not heal, I speak her name until the pain I no longer feel.❞