Urdu poetry, with its rich tradition, has eloquently captured the essence of travel or the musafir in its verses. The theme of the traveler, or musafir, is a recurring motif in Urdu poetry, symbolizing the journey of life, both physical and metaphorical. Renowned Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib and Allama Iqbal have penned verses that resonate with the experiences of a wanderer, exploring themes of longing, discovery, and the transformative nature of travel. In Urdu ghazals, the musafir often becomes a poetic archetype, embodying the search for meaning and the profound emotions associated with the unpredictability of the journey. You are going to read Safar par two line Urdu Shayari.
Selected Shayari about Musafir / Traveler
aa.nkho.n me.n rahaa dil me.n utar kar nahii.n dekhaa
kashtii ke musaafir ne samundar nahii.n dekhaa
BASHIR BADR
ham-safar chaahiye hujuum nahii.n
ik musaafir bhii qaafila hai mujhe
AHMAD FARAZ
mohabbato.n kaa safar is tarah bhii guzraa thaa
shikasta-dil the musaafir shikasta-paa.ii na thii
NASEER TURABI
ham dohrii aziyyat ke giraftaar musaafir
paa.nv bhii hai.n shal shauq-e-safar bhii nahii.n jaataa
AHMAD FARAZ
ek diivaana musaafir hai mirii aa.nkho.n me.n
vaqt-be-vaqt Thahar jaataa hai chal pa.Dtaa hai (RaHAT INDORI)
Ham se pahle bhii musaafir ka.ii guzre ho.nge
kam se kam raah ke patthar to haTaate jaate
RAHAT INDORI
nagrii nagrii phiraa musaafir ghar kaa rastaa bhuul gayaa
kyaa hai teraa kyaa hai meraa apnaa paraayaa bhuul gayaa
MEERAJI
chalte rahte hai.n ki chalnaa hai musaafir kaa nasiib
sochte rahte hai.n kis raahguzar ke ham hai.n
NIDA FAZLI
ik musaafir ke safar jaisii hai sab kii duniyaa
ko.ii jaldii me.n ko.ii der se jaane vaalaa
NIDA FAZLI
ab tire shahr me.n aa.uu.ngaa musaafir kii tarah
saya-e-abr kii maanind guzar jaa.uu.ngaa
AHMAD NADEEM QASMI
har sa.Dak par har galii me.n har nagar har gaa.nv me.n
haath lahraate hu.e har laash chalnii chaahiyeDUSHYANT KUMAR
Two line Urdu Poetry
sa.Dak ko chho.D kar chalnaa pa.Degaa
ki mere ghar kaa kachchaa raasta hai
PARVEEN SHAKIR
bahut aziiz hai mujh ko masaafato.n kii thakan
safar ko paa.nv kii zanjiir kartaa rahtaa huu.n
RAEESUDDIN RAEES
ko.ii nagar ko.ii galii shajar kii chhaa.nv hii sahii
ye zindagii na kaT sake masaafato.n ke darmiyaa.n
ADA JAFAREY
ka.Dii masaafato.n ne kis ke paa.nv shal nahii.n kiye?
ko.ii dikhaa.o jo bichha.D ke haath mal nahii.n rahaa
JAWAD SHEIKH
hame.n jalaa ke ko.ii shab guzaar saktaa hai
sa.Dak pe bikhre hu.e kaaGzaat hai.n ham log
UMAIR NAJMI
tamaam umr kii masaafato.n ke ba.ad hii khulaa
kabhii kabhii vo paas thaa jo chaar suu milaa nahii.n
ADA JAFAREY
baat dariyaa.o.n kii suuraj kii na terii hai yahaa.n
do qadam jo bhii mire saath chalaa baiTh gayaa
TAHZEEB HAFI
yuu.n to qadam qadam pe hai diivaar saamne
ko.ii na ho to KHud se ulajh jaanaa chaahiye
NIDA FAZLI
qadam qadam pe tumhaare hamaare dil kii tarah
basii hu.ii hai qayaamat kisii ko kyaa ma.aluum
DAGH DEHLVI
Final words on Traveler Poetry in Urdu and Hindi
Similarly, Hindi poetry also weaves compelling narratives around the theme of the traveler. Hindi kavita dedicated to the musafir encapsulates the diverse landscapes encountered during a journey and reflects on the emotional nuances of being on the road. Poets like Maithili Sharan Gupt and Harivansh Rai Bachchan have contributed to this genre, presenting the traveler as a storyteller, sharing tales of distant lands and personal introspections. The metaphors of the road, the distant horizon, and the transient nature of moments infuse Hindi poetry about travelers with a timeless beauty, resonating with those who embark on their own journeys through life.
