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5 Urdu couplets and shers with pasand

pasand(f): liking

Description of pasand: Pasand is an Urdu word meaning "liking," "preference," or "choice," often expressing personal taste or approval toward someone or something. Unlike mere tolerance, it conveys active fondness or delight. Differs from "pyaar," which denotes deeper romantic love, as pasand focuses on initial attraction or suitability. In Urdu poetry, it appears in ghazals like "Tumhari pasand ho gayi main," capturing whimsical infatuation.

1 / 5: pasand

thay ham to khud-pasand bahut lekin ishq mein

ab hai wahi pasand

jo ho yaar ko pasand

i used to be so self-absorbed

but in love

i like only that which

my beloved likes

Nazeer Akbarabadi (9)

khud (24)

myself

pasand (f) (5)

liking

ishq (m) (34)

love

yaar (m) (19)

friend, beloved

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

2 / 5: pasand

main khud se mil ke kabhi saaf saaf keh duunga

mujhe pasand naheen hai

mudaakhalat apni

i will meet myself one day

and will say plainly

listen, i don't like my

meddling and interference

Anjum Saleemi (1)

khud (24)

myself

mil (8)

meet

kabhi (26)

on occasion

pasand (f) (5)

liking

mudaakhalat (f) (2)

interference

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

3 / 5: pasand

hua hai ishq mein kam husn-e-ittefaaq aisaa

ki dil ko yaar toh

dil yaar ko pasand hua

rarely did it happen in love

such a beauty of luck

when heart loved the beloved

and beloved the heart

Anonymous

husn (m) (19)

beauty

ishq (m) (34)

love

ittefaaq (m) (1)

luck, coincidence, unity

pasand (f) (5)

liking

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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4 / 5: pasand

hame pasand naheen jang mein bhi makkaari

jise nishaane pe rakkhen

bataa ke rakhte hain

even in war

we don't like deceit

we inform beforehand

the target we shoot at

Hastimal Hasti (2)

pasand (f) (5)

liking

jang (f) (3)

war, fight, struggle

makkaari (f) (1)

deceit, trickery

nishaane (m) (1)

targets, aims (pl. nishaan)

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

5 / 5: pasand

barsaat men bhi tum kabhii piite naheen faheem

aisaa bhi ab

pasand mujhe ittiqaa naheen

even when it is raining

you never drink, 'faheem'

now, i no longer

care for such abstinence

Faheem Gorakhpuri (7)

barsaat (f) (3)

rain

pasand (f) (5)

liking

ittiqaa (m) (1)

restraint, abstinence

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Miscellany (44)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

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Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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