Layi hayat aaye qazaa le chali chale..
Here is Urdu poet Ibrahim Zauq’s most famous ghazal: layi hayaat aaye qaaza le chali chale na apni khushi aaye …
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Couplet By Mir Taqi Mir
Given below is a beautiful couplet by Mir Taqi Mir: Dil ki viraani ka kya mazkur hai, Yeh nagar sau …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry – Follow up Story
On the 10th of November 2015 we commenced the evening at Mehfil with the recitation of Urdu poetry as part …
Zarf
Zarf is a lafz with Persian origins and is used often in Urdu literature and poetry and means endurance, high …
Maslahat
Maslahat means pragmatism, prudence, wisdom, advisability Here is a couplet by Mahshar Badayuni with the lafz : Tishnagi bhi maslahat …
Mubtalaa
Mubtila means someone who has been overtaken or is fallen, being tested. Here is a couplet from Momin’s famous ghazal …
A couplet by Bahadur Shah Zafar
Na thi haal ki jab hame apni khabar rahe dekhte rahe auron ke aib-o-hunar Padhi apni buraiyon pe jo nazar …
Khidmat
Khidmat means to serve, dedicate oneself to something Here is a couplet that uses this lafz and also elaborates upon …
Momin’s poetry of futile love
Here is a slightly dated but enlightening article on Urdu poets from the golden era of Urdu poetry when the …
Ibn
Ibn means son In Urdu, Persian and Arabic names, both ibn and bin can be translated as “son of.” It’s not uncommon for names …
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