that moment that has passed, I cannot bring back.
His memories have settled in my heart —
the effort to erase them I cannot make.❞
Parveen Shakir was a Pakistani Urdu poet, teacher, and civil servant. She was one of the most celebrated and beloved Urdu poets of the 20th century, known for writing about female emotions, love, and femininity with rare sensitivity and depth.
Born: Karachi, Pakistan · Era: 1952–1994 · Specialty: Love Poetry, Ghazal
Heart-touching shayari speaks to life's deeper truths. These verses explore humanity, relationships, and emotion in ways that stay with the reader. Unlike love-focused categories, this one ranges across parents, family, and everyday moments — the kind of shayari that quietly moves whoever reads it.