35 lines · 6 moods

The words you cannot find, written down.

Shayari is a short form of South Asian poetry, usually two or four lines built around a single feeling. Written in English it keeps that shape — brief, direct, and turning on one image. These lines are grouped by mood: love, distance, friendship, waiting, memory and happiness.

All original, none of it lifted from anywhere. Copy a line, or turn it straight into a card for their story.

Questions people ask

What is shayari?

Shayari is a form of poetry from South Asia, traditionally in Urdu or Hindi. A piece is short — most often a two-line couplet, sometimes four lines — and turns on one image or one feeling rather than telling a story.

Can shayari be written in English?

Yes. Shayari is defined by its form and its compression, not by its language. An English couplet that holds a single feeling in two lines is shayari in every way that matters, and it is readable by people who do not read Urdu or Devanagari script.

Is this shayari original?

Yes. Every line on Ishqu is written for Ishqu. Nothing is scraped from Rekhta or the shayari aggregators, and no film lyrics are ever used.

Can I use these lines for free?

Yes. Copy them, send them, or use them as captions. You can also turn any line into a card with a link that opens on the other person's phone.

How do I choose which shayari to send?

Start from the mood rather than the words. Pick the category that matches the situation, then choose the line with the most specific detail — specificity is what makes a borrowed line feel like it was meant.