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2 Urdu couplets and shers with gunaah

gunaah: sins, crimes

1 / 2: gunaah

faqat ummeed hai bakhshish ki teri rahmat se

vagarna afv ke qaabil

mere gunaah nahin

it is only by your mercy

that i expect absolution

else, my sins are beyond

any claim for pardon

Abad Lakhnavi (2)

only, just, simply

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

rahmat (f) (4)

mercy

vagarna (m) (2)

otherwise

afv (m) (1)

pardon, forgiveness

qaabil (m) (4)

worthy, deserving

gunaah (m) (2)

sins, crimes

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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aata hai daag-e-hasrat-e-dil ka shumaar yaad

mujh se mere gunaah ka hisaab

aye khuda, na maang

the painful scars of unmet desires

keep coming to my mind

don't from me also ask, oh god,

an account of my sins

Mirza Ghalib (63)

daag (m) (2)

scar

hasrat (f) (11)

desire, mostly unmet

dil (m) (106)

heart

shumaar (m) (2)

count, tally

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

gunaah (m) (2)

sins, crimes

hisaab (m) (3)

count, account

khuda (m) (31)

god

maang (f) (3)

ask, seek

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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