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Bazm means company, assembly, gathering of people

a synonym of Bazm in urdu is “mehfil”.
Bazm-e-itfaal = “Gathering of children”
Bazm-e-duniya = it’s poetic and means “world”

 
Woh aaye bazm mein itna to Mir ne dekha
Phir uske baad chiragon mein roshni na rahi

Rough English Translation: When she entered the gathering, Mir noticed, that the brightness in the lamps dimmed in her presence

– Mir Taqi Mir

mai vo kyon bahut peete bazm-e-gair mein yaa rab
aaj hii huaa manzuur un ko imtihaan apanaa

Rough English Translation: Why does he drink in a gathering of strangers, O God; today he has accepted he is on trial

– Mirza Ghalib

The word appears in the song ‘zindagi jab bhi teri bazm mein laati hai humein‘ (whenever life brings me in your company) from the film Umrao Jaan.

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