Zarf
Zarf is a lafz with Persian origins and is used often in Urdu literature and poetry and means endurance, high …
Category Archives: Urdu Poetry and Texts
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 …
Ab kis ka jashn manaate ho..
The genius of Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz is evident in this brilliant nazm where he questions the celebrations for India’s …
Yalgaar
Yalghaar or Yalgaar means assault/attack. Yalgaar is also the name of a 1992 Hindi film directed by and starring Feroz Khan alongside Sanjay Dutt, …
Shakespeare of Urdu- Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Agha Hashar Kashmiri (3 April 1879 – 28 April 1935) was an eminent Urdu poet, playwright and dramatist and was called …
Tasavvur
Tasavvur is the Urdu lafz for imagination and is often used in lyrics of Hindi films as well. Here is …
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