Life’s Final Chapter: 30 Urdu Death Poems + Trans

Maut ik sachaai, jis se faraar nahin,
Zindagi ka yeh baab, be-ikhtiyaar nahin. (Here, ‘be-ikhtiyaar nahin’ means it’s beyond our control)
Death is a truth from which there is no escape,
This chapter of life is not within our control.
Saans ki dori, jab toot jaayegi,
Rooh yeh jism se, phir chhoot jaayegi.
When the thread of breath breaks,
The soul will then be released from this body.

Ik din sab ko jaana, yeh duniya hai faani,
Reh jaayegi bas, ik yaad puraani.
One day everyone has to go, this world is transient,
Only an old memory will remain.

Maut barhaq hai, is se kya darna,
Achhe a’maal se, hai aakhirat sanwarna.
Death is certain, what is there to fear from it?
The hereafter is adorned by good deeds.

Judaai ka gham, maut de jaati hai,
Yaadein un ki magar, zinda reh jaati hain.
Death gives the sorrow of separation,
But their memories remain alive.

Qabr ki taareeki, manzil hai sab ki,
Noor a’maal ka, hoga wahaan tab hi.
The darkness of the grave is everyone’s destination,
The light of deeds will be there only then.

Maut ik neend hai, lambi si shaayad,
Jis ke baad ik nayi, subah hai shaayad.
Death is a sleep, perhaps a long one,
After which, perhaps, there is a new morning.

Chand roza zindagi, phir maut ka payaam,
Kaun raha hai yahaan, hamesha aye gulfaam.
A life of a few days, then the message of death,
Who has stayed here forever, O rose-faced one?

Maut se pehle ki, zindagi ko jee lo,
Har lamha khushi ka, pyaar se pee lo.
Live the life before death,
Drink every moment of happiness with love.

Jab waqt-e-ajal aaye, koi na bach paaye,
Shaah-o-gada sabhi, khaak mein mil jaaye.
When the time of death arrives, no one can escape,
Kings and beggars alike, all mix with dust.

Jaane waale kabhi, laut kar nahin aate,
Un ki yaadein hi bas, dil ko tadpaate.
Those who depart never return,
Only their memories torment the heart.

Maut ik pal hai, jo sab badal dega,
Us paar kya hai, yeh raaz kaun kholega.
Death is a moment that will change everything,
What lies beyond, who will unveil this secret?

Zindagi ik safar, maut is ka ikhtitaam,
Achhe raho sab se, yahi hai nek naam.
Life is a journey, death is its conclusion,
Be good to everyone, this is a good name (reputation).

Maut ka farishta, jab lene aayega,
Koi bahaana phir, kaam na aayega.
When the angel of death comes to take (the soul),
No excuse will work then.

Har nafs ko chakhna hai, maut ka zaaiqa,
Yeh farmaan-e-Rabb hai, is se nahin koi bhaaga.
Every soul has to taste death,
This is God’s decree, no one has escaped from it.

Duniya ki raunaqein, sab reh jaayengi yaheen,
Saath jaayega amal, aur kuch bhi nahin.
All the splendors of the world will remain here,
Only deeds will go along, and nothing else.

Maut ik khaamoshi, sab shor tham jaayein,
Dil ki har dhadkan, waheen pe ruk jaayein.
Death is a silence, all noises cease,
Every heartbeat of the heart stops right there.

Aaj hain kal nahin, yeh zindagi ka khel,
Maut se pehle kar lo, nekiyon ka mel.
Here today, gone tomorrow, this is life’s game,
Before death, achieve a union with good deeds.

Marne waale ki yaad, sataati hai bahut,
Dil mein rehti hai, ik adhoori chaahat.
The memory of the deceased torments a lot,
An unfulfilled desire remains in the heart.

Maut se dar kaisa, jab jaana hai ik din,
Dar is baat ka hai, kya hoga a’maal ka wazan.
Why fear death, when one has to go one day?
The fear is of this: what will be the weight of deeds?

Zindagi ki shaam, jab dhalne lagegi,
Maut ki dastak, qareeb aane lagegi.
When the evening of life begins to set,
The knock of death will start approaching.

Qabr mein tanhaai, aur andhera hoga,
Nek a’maal ka, wahaan sawera hoga.
There will be loneliness and darkness in the grave,
There, it will be the morning of good deeds.

Maut ik haqeeqat, talkh magar sachi,
Is se ghaafil rehna, hai naadaani badi.
Death is a reality, bitter but true,
To remain heedless of it is great foolishness.

Kis ko khabar hai, kab bulaawa aa jaaye,
Taiyaari kar le bande, waqt na ganwaaye.
Who knows when the call (of death) will come?
O servant, prepare yourself, don’t waste time.

Maut ke baad bhi, naam zinda rahe,
Aise kaam kar jaa, zamaana yaad kare.
Even after death, may your name remain alive,
Do such deeds that the world remembers.

Zindagi ik dhoka, maut hai yaqeen,
Is yaqeen ko na bhool, aye mard-e-zaheen.
Life is a deception, death is certainty,
Do not forget this certainty, O intelligent man.

Jism faani hai, rooh hai la-faani,
Maut se darna kya, yeh hai kahaani puraani.
The body is mortal, the soul is immortal,
What is there to fear from death? This is an old story.

Aankh jab band ho, toh sab rishte khatm,
Saath jaayega bas, tera kiya karam.
When the eyes close, all relationships end,
Only your deeds will go with you.

Maut ik neend hai, jis se jaagna nahin,
Is neend se pehle, khud ko jagaa le yaheen.
Death is a sleep from which there is no awakening,
Before this sleep, awaken yourself right here.

Har aaghaaz ka anjaam, maut hi toh hai,
Zindagi ka yeh raaz, kholti maut hi toh hai.
The end of every beginning is indeed death,
This secret of life is unveiled by death itself.