We recognize you, O life, from far away, we always tell❞
बहुत पहले से उन क़दमों की आवाज़ जान लेते हैं — Firaq Gorakhpuri | Attitude Shayari
We recognize you, O life, from far away, we always tell❞
About Firaq Gorakhpuri
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.
Born: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · Era: 1896–1982 · Specialty: Ghazal, Romantic Poetry
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About Attitude Shayari
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.
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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 when they weep they cannot seem to stop.
This chain of pain never reaches its end —
the memories arrive and we fall and drop.❞
an ocean descended into my eyes.❞
the lamps still burn but the light is gone.
Only the chain of your memories remains —
without you no custom or rule carries on.❞
should I look at you, or speak with you?❞
as for time, it just keeps passing, and shall pass on❞
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all this is only smoke, it isn't the sky.❞
this Hindustan does not belong to anyone's father alone❞
God Himself asks His servant, tell Me, what is your wish.❞
just throw a stone with all your strength, my friends.❞
that promised day which is written on the eternal tablet.❞
I do not accept it, I do not acknowledge it.❞
believe me if you want to,
or leave.❞
speak, your tongue is still your own.❞