Bazm
Bazm means gathering or party, an assembly of people. Also known as mehfil. Here is a couplet from the prolific …
Category Archives: LAFZ
Kooza
Kooza is the Urdu lafz for a very small utensil or vessel generally used to hold liquids. The lafz is …
Ghazal, Ghazaal aur Gazelle
At Urduwallahs, we have often pondered over the etymological origin and similarity in the Urdu lafz ‘ghazal’ (poem) and the …
Dehleez
Dehleez means threshold (of a home, of pain or anything else) and is sometimes loosely used to mean entrance of …
Magroor
Magroor means arrogant/proud Given below is a poem and its translation which has the word ‘Magroor’ Magroor na hon apne …
Rashq
Rashq means envy or jealousy. Here is a ghazal by Mirza Ghalib capturing some interesting thoughts in each couplet, one …
Waqfa
Waqfa in Urdu means a pause or an interval between something. Al Waqfa Day (observed in some countries) commemorates the …
Taskiin
Taskiin is the Urdu lafz for comfort or soothing, calming, peace of mind. Here is a wonderful ghazal from Ghalib’s …
Daghabaaz
Dagha means to betray or mislead and daghabaaz is someone who betrays or deceives. Here is a couplet by Qateel …
Nukta Cheen
Nukta Cheen – means to be critical, criticism of something or someone Here’s a wonderful sher by Qateel Shifai, with …
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