Best 2 Line Poetry in Urdu | Two Lines Shayari

Poetry is undoubtedly the greatest achievement of any language and no language is complete or mature without it. Urdu, the language of Pakistan and proudly hailed as the language of Independence is no exception. Some absolutely beautiful lines have come to us from the great poets in the form of Urdu poetry. There are various forms of poetry in Urdu just like in other languages and one of these is 2 line poetry.

Two Lines Shayari

2 line Shayari (as 2 line Urdu poetry is called) is a form of Urdu poetry which is famous for expressing thoughts and emotions in 2 well constructed, meaningful lines which convey layers of emotion and ideas. The best Urdu poetry in 2 lines can say what speeches and long essays are otherwise required to describe and leaves people reeling from the impact of reading it.
The tradition of two line Urdu Shayari started with the great poets of our language and the Mehfil (poetry competitions) they would hold. The objective of these competitions was to come up with 2 line poetry on the spot and recite it to your opponent and then the challenge was for them to come up with a reply in a similar vein. This lobbying back and forth in poetry would span a wide range of topics from love, death, pain to politics, satire and personal predicaments. The best two line poetry would say what words otherwise could not and would often leave the listeners speechless with admiration. These Mehfil were a great symbol of Urdu culture and the heights that poetry achieved in those days.

اے بے پرواہ میرے ، کبھی تُو بھی تو
یاد کر مجھے ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔میری طرح سے

خود کو ترتیب دے رہی ہوں
میرے اندر بکھر گے ہو تم 💔

میرے سینے سے زرا کان لگا
ورد کرتی ہیں دھڑکنیں تیرا

جِن کے ساتھ زندگی گزارنی ہو
ان میں نقص تلاش نہیں کئے جاتے

خدا قبول نہ کرے وہ دعا
جس میں مانگا ہو تجھے کسی اور نے

کوئی "منطق" کوئی "دلیل" نہیں
تُو "ضروری" بس "ضروری" ہے

ہم سے بڑھایئے نا_راہ رسم کہ ہم لوگ
مل کر کریں اُداس___بچھڑ کر کریں اُداس

نگاہوں میں ابھی تک دوسرا چہرا نہیں آیا
بھروسہ ہی کچھ ایسا تھا تمھارے لوٹ آنے کا

میری تکمیل تیری ذات سے ہی ممکن ہے
تو الگ ہو تو میری ذات میں کیا رکھا ہے

رُکا ہوا ہے۔۔۔۔ عجب دھوپ چھاؤں کا موسم
گزر رہا ہے کوئی دل سے بادلوں کی طرح

بدلتے لہجوں کے سائے میں بدلتی نہیں محبتیں۔۔۔۔
ہاتھوں میں ہاتھ ہوں تو لکیریں مل ہی جاتی ہیں ۔۔۔

میں اس کی گرفتارِ کشش ہوں تو برا کیا
یہ بات مجھے فخر ہے الزام نہیں ہے

مرنے لگے ہیں آج ہم پہ وہ لوگ جو
دشمنوں میں ہمارا نام لیا کرتے تھے

2 line Urdu poetry

Sadly, Mehfil is not held these days as people have concentrated their energies and talents in other areas out of necessity and do not possess the skill required to come up with 2 lines of meaningful poetry on the spot. But a new innovation that has allowed the tradition of 2 line Urdu Shayari to stay alive is the trend of 2 line Urdu poetry via SMS sent to whoever they so desire. Youngsters in love or dealing with heartbreak turn, as so many did before them when at a loss for words, to the best two line poetry that the Internet has to offer to express their feelings. If you’re in love or if the person who claimed to love you has broken your heart then there is no shortage of Urdu Shayari to help tell them how you feel. The words will be such that they will reverberate with the other person for a long time.
And this is not a static medium which relies only on the poets from days gone past. New 2 line Urdu poetry is written all the time as the lovers try to express themselves and share it with the world.