P J Poetry
25 Feb 2013
Gems of Urdu-style poetry, that brought us joy during our undergraduate days. There is beauty in these two-line compositions. Each 'sher' starts off seriously, as if some deep insight is about to be revealed. But lo and behold! The second line jumps at you. It's something mundane. Or something totally unexpected! In either case, it teleports you to a different realm, eliciting laughter!

Funda: In life, many events happen out of the blue but we seek meaning, some pattern to explain what happened. The two liners below open up our mind to embrace the unexpected, to accept without seeking explanations.

Enjoy :) And please send me new ones! Thanks.

If you like the couplets below, you'll also enjoy Funny Punjabi Poetry and Funny Songs from Childhood.

Woh sadak ke us paar thi,
Hum sadak ke is paar they. (Aha!)
Kuchh hum aage badhe, kuchh wo aage badhi! (Wah! Kya baat hai!)
Hum kuchh aur aage badhe, woh bhi kuchh aur aage badhi! (Are, Wah! Wah!)
... phir kya hua?
Hona kya tha?
Hum sadak ke us paar they, woh sadak ke is paar thi.

Door se dekha to kuchh dikha nahi,
Door se dekha to kuchh dikha nahi,
Paas jake dekha, kuchh tha hi nahi!

Aaj aasmaan mein taare aise chamak rahe hain,
Aaj aasmaan mein taare aise chamak rahe hain,
Jaise kal chamak rahe the!

Tum aa gaye ho,
Noor aa gaya hai,
Chalo teeno movie chalein!

Door se dekha paani baras tha.
Door se dekha paani baras tha.
Paas gaya, to bheeg gaya!

Jise dil diya, woh dilli chali gayi
Jise pyar kiya, woh italy chali gayi!
Dil ne kaha khudkushi kar le zalim,
Bijli ko hath lagaya, to bijli chali gayi!

Gum kya cheez hai?
Sochiye janaab: ki aakhir gum kya cheez hai?
( ... teen second sochne ke baad ... )
Gum woh cheez hai jisse kagaz chipkaya jaata hai!
Jaise ki Fevicol!

Main hu yaha, tu hai waha!
Main hu yaha, tu hai waha!
Lifebuoy hai jaha, tandurusti hai waha!

Maine tujhe sau sau khat likhe,
Tune kisi ka jawab hi nahi diya!
Kya tere dil mein raddi ko tokri hai?

Maine tujhse pyar kiya, tere baap ne mujhe peeta!
Maine tujhse pyar kiya, tere baap ne mujhe peeta!
Sin theta by cos theta equals tan theta!

Maine tujhse pyar kiya, tere baap ne mujhe peeta!
Maine tujhse pyar kiya, tere baap ne mujhe peeta!
Tan ki shakti, man ki shakti, Bournvita!

Tu mere dil mein aise samaayi hai!
Jaise baajre ke khet mein bhains ghus aayi hai!

Kyu apni kabar khod rahe ho ghalib!
Kyu apni kabar khod rahe ho ghalib!
Lao, phawda hamein de do.

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