Zayna Shafi

For the feelings words cannot hold.

Zayna Shafi is a creative writer who finds beauty in unspoken emotions, quiet affection, heartbreak, and the little moments people struggle to put into words.

Through English and Roman Urdu poetry, she writes about feelings that often remain hidden between the lines. Her work explores love, longing, emotional distance, healing, and hope.

• English
• RomanUrdu
• Poetry
• CreativeWriting

01. The Things I Never Said Theme: Unspoken love | English There were a thousand things I wanted to say, But my words kept finding reasons to stay. I hid your name in the corners of my mind, And pretended your absence was easy to find. You never knew what your silence could do, Or how many quiet prayers carried you. Some feelings don't need a goodbye, They simply become the tears we hide.

Somewhere between what I felt and what I said, a thousand words remained unread.

02. Tum Yaad Aate Ho Theme: Missing someone | Roman Urdu Kabhi khamosh raaton mein yaad aate ho, Kabhi bheer mein bhi tanha kar jaate ho. Na koi shikwa hai, na koi sawaal, Bas dil mein reh gaya hai ek adhura khayal. Tum paas nahi, phir bhi kareeb lagte ho, Meri har khamoshi mein ajeeb lagte ho. Shayad kuch log bhoolaye nahi jaate, Woh bas dil ke kisi kone mein reh jaate hain.

Yaad aane aur paas hone mein sirf ek ehsaas ka fasla hota hai.

03. A Love Without a Name Theme: Silent and distant love | English I never asked the stars to bring you near, I only wished you'd somehow know I was here. I loved you quietly, without a claim, Without expecting you to feel the same. Perhaps we were a story never told, A little too fragile, a little too bold. And if our paths never cross again, I'll keep the memory, not the pain.

Some connections are never meant to be held, only deeply felt.

04. Agar Kabhi Keh Paati Theme: Romantic letter | Roman Urdu Agar kabhi keh paati jo dil mein chhupa rakha hai, Toh shayad tumhein bata deti ke tumhein kitna socha hai. Tumhari muskurahat ka zikr lafzon mein kaise karun? Tum ek aisa ehsaas ho jise alfaaz mein kaise bharun? Main tumse koi waada nahi maangti, Na hi kisi jawab ki umeed rakhti hoon. Bas itna chahti hoon, Kabhi kisi lamhe mein tumhein yaad aaye, Ke koi tha jo tumhari khushi ki dua karta tha.

Jo lafzon se bayan na ho sake, wahi asal mohabbat hoti hai.

05. Before the Goodbye Theme: Heartbreak and letting go | English I waited where the promises grew cold, Holding a story that was never told. I kept the hope, you kept your distance, And called my patience a form of persistence. But love should never beg to remain, Nor should a heart keep choosing pain. So I'll let the unfinished story be, And find the person I forgot was me.

Not every ending is a tragedy. Sometimes, it is the beginning of finding yourself.

06. Someone Like You Theme: Hope and finding someone special | English + Roman Urdu Perhaps one day, love will feel like home, A place where neither heart must roam. Na khamoshi mein darr hoga, na lafzon mein sawaal, Na badalta hua lehja, na adhura khayal. Someone who stays when the days aren't bright, Someone who makes the ordinary feel right. Jahan mohabbat sirf kehne ki baat na ho, Jahan saath rehna koi majboori nahi, ek chahat ho. And when that day finally comes, I hope love feels gentle, not like a war.

True love is where the heart finally stops searching.