Zehan
Zehan – memory, mind, understanding and Zehan nashin karna means to impress ones mind. This word Zehan is used in …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Majrooh Sultanpuri- Nasir Hussain Collaboration
Did you know that lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri first collaborated with director/producer and screenwriter Nasir Hussain on the film Paying Guest …
An Evening With The Poets
The crowd came trickling in as the sky progressed from a dull grey to an indigo, then pitch black. At …
Ibtedai Ishq Hai Rota Hai Kya…
Mir Taqi Mir (1723 – 1810), whose real name was Muhammad Taqi and takhallus (pen name) was Mir (sometimes also …
Tishnagii
The meaning of the lyrical Urdu lafz Tishnagi is thirst or desire, craving. Some shers using this lafz: ye tishnagii …
Qasida
Did You Know – Qasida is the Urdu word for a ballad – a long poem in Urdu, Persian or …
Raqeeb Se
Raqeeb means a rival in love. Raqeeb Se is a one-of-its-kind poem written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz which is …
Shaad
Shaad means happiness. Beautifully used in this sher by Sahir Hoshiyarpuri: Kaun kehta hai mohabbat ki zuban hoti hain Yeh …
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