Couplet by Firaq Gorakhpuri
Given below is a simple yet beautiful couplet by Firaq Gorakhpuri. Main hoon, dil hai, tanhai hai tum bhee hote …
Category Archives: Urdu Poetry and Texts
Bashinda
Bashinda is an Urdu lafz that refers to someone who lives (somewhere), a resident of some place. The lafz has …
Anarkali
Anarkali means pomegranate blossom Anar means pomegranate kali means blossom Anarkali born Nadira Begum or Sharf-un-Nissa, was a legendary salve girl. It is …
Musallat
The lafz musallat is of Turkish origin and means subdued or conquered Here is a couplet from a ghazal, “hamari …
Chacha Chakan
Chacha Chakan (1926) is a hilarious comedy of plays for children with themes of satire and humour. Chacha Chakan is considered …
No Urdu In Dilli
Two artists, a Christian and a Muslim, were drawing a couplet in Urdu on a wall when they were attacked by …
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan ‘Shahryar’
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan ‘Shahryar’ (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu …
The greatness of Momin
Momin Khan Momin was a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib and Ibrahim Zauq. He was also a physician, astrologer and chess …
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