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masti(f): intoxication

Description of masti: Masti is an Urdu word meaning playful mischief, lighthearted fun, or frolicsome behavior often associated with youthful exuberance. Unlike structured entertainment like formal games, it captures spontaneous, carefree antics without rules or goals. Differs from mere happiness by implying impish or teasing actions that delight participants. In Urdu poetry, poets like Ghalib evoke masti as ecstatic revelry in divine love, portraying the soul's rapturous abandon.

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suroor zikr se masti bayaan se aayegi

woh naam loonga toh khushbu

zubaan se aayegi

intoxication comes with

pleasant thoughts narrated well

if i utter her name

fragrance flows off the lips

Bekhud Dehlvi (5)

suroor (m) (3)

delight, joy

zikr (m) (8)

mention, remember

masti (f) (1)

intoxication

bayaan (f) (8)

narration, declaration

khushbu (f) (11)

fragrance

zubaan (m) (8)

speech, tongue

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