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Tabah Shayari

Ruined, one heartbeat at a time

These tabah shayari lines sit with the slow damage love can do, being undone piece by piece, or dreading rejection before it even happens. If betrayal is more your theme, our Bewafa shayari covers that ground too.

Tabah Shayari - Heartbreak & Destruction Lines

नशा अगर शराब का हो तो सही है,
प्रेम का नशा जिंदगी तबाह कर देता है !!

Nasha agar sharaab ka ho to sahee hai,
Prem ka nasha jindagee tabaah kar deta hai !!

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डरता हूँ इक़रार से कहीं वो इनकार न कर दे,
यूँ ही तबाह अपनी जिंदगी हम यार न कर दे.

Darata hoon iqaraar se kaheen vo inakaar na kar de,
Yoon hee tabaah apanee jindagee ham yaar na kar de.

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दिल्ली छुटी थी पहले अब लखनऊ भी छोड़ें
दो शहर थे ये अपने दोनों तबाह निकले
मिर्ज़ा हादी रुस्वा

Dillee chhutee thee pahale ab lakhanoo bhee chhoden
Do shahar the ye apane donon tabaah nikale
Mirza haadee rusva

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वो कतरा-कतरा मुझे तबाह करते गये,
हम रेशा-रेशा उनपे निसार होते गए।

Vo katara-katara mujhe tabaah karate gaye,
Ham resha-resha unape nisaar hote gae.

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Bewafa Shayari

झूठी बात पे जो वाह वाह करेंगे
लोग वही आपको तबाह करेंगे...!

Jhoothee baat pe jo vaah vaah karenge
Log vahee aapako tabaah karenge...!

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बड़ी ही बेवजह थी ज़िन्दगी तेरे बगैर,
तुम मिले तो तबाह होने की वजह मिल गयी !!

Badee hee bevajah thee zindagee tere bagair,
Tum mile to tabaah hone kee vajah mil gayee !!

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लफ्ज़ उनके फ़िर करवटें ले रहे है
शक है मुझे मेरी फ़िर तबाही का !!

Laphz unake fir karavaten le rahe hai
Shak hai mujhe meree fir tabaahee ka !!

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कुछ तुम,कुछ तुम्हारा अंदाज़ ए गुफ्तगू,
मुझे तबाह कौन करेगा,खुदा ही जाने

Kuchh tum,kuchh tumhaara andaaz e guphtagoo,
Mujhe tabaah kaun karega,khuda hee jaane

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तुम्हे चाह लिया है तो क्यों किसीकी चाह करें
हमे शौक नही कि फिरसे खुद को तबाह करें!

Tumhe chaah liya hai to kyon kiseekee chaah karen
Hame shauk nahee ki phirase khud ko tabaah karen!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "tabah" mean in these shayari, and what usually causes it?
"Tabah" means ruined or destroyed, and in this topic's shayari it's almost always caused by love. One line states it plainly: "प्रेम का नशा जिंदगी तबाह कर देता है" ("The intoxication of love ruins life"), contrasting it with alcohol's effects to emphasize how much more damaging love can be.
Is there a shayari about being ruined slowly rather than all at once?
Yes, one shayari describes gradual destruction through devotion: "वो कतरा-कतरा मुझे तबाह करते गये, हम रेशा-रेशा उनपे निसार होते गए" ("They ruined me drop by drop, while I sacrificed myself thread by thread for them"). This kind of one-sided devotion overlaps with Bewafa Shayari.
Does any tabah shayari mention a fear of confessing feelings?
Yes, one shayari expresses hesitation to confess love because of the fear of rejection: "डरता हूँ इक़रार से कहीं वो इनकार न कर दे, यूँ ही तबाह अपनी जिंदगी हम यार न कर दे" ("I fear confessing, in case they refuse; friend, let's not ruin our life needlessly"). It ties ruin directly to the risk of an unanswered confession.
Is there a classical or attributed shayari about tabah cities?
Yes, one shayari attributed to Mirza Hadi Ruswa uses cities as a metaphor for ruin: "दिल्ली छुटी थी पहले अब लखनऊ भी छोड़ें, दो शहर थे ये अपने दोनों तबाह निकले" ("Delhi was left before, now Lucknow too is being left; these were my two cities, and both turned out ruined"), describing repeated loss across two places once called home.
What is the overall emotional theme of tabah shayari on this topic?
These shayari center on how deeply love and unfulfilled desire can destroy a person's life or peace, whether through betrayal, unspoken feelings, or repeated loss. The recurring cause across the examples is emotional attachment gone wrong, a theme closely related to Dhoka Shayari.

A few couplets flip the idea, calling love itself the reason worth being wrecked for. Read more on heartbreak's aftermath in our Dhoka or Galati shayari.