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4 Urdu couplets and shers with maani

maani(f): meaning

Description of maani: Maani is an Urdu word meaning the significance, sense, or intended meaning of words, phrases, or texts. Unlike superficial literal translations, it captures deeper semantic nuances and contextual implications. Differs from lafz , which refers only to the phonetic or written form without connotation. In Urdu poetry, maani evokes layered emotions, as in Ghalib's ghazals where a couplet's maani unfolds through metaphor and rhythm.

1 / 4: maani

har rang har aahang mere saamne aajiz

main koh-e-maani ki

bulandi pe khada hoon

every color, every melody

stands humbled before me

as i stand on top of

the mountain of enlightenment

Sajjad Baqar Rizvi (1)

rang (m) (12)

color, colors

aahang (m) (1)

melody

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aajiz (1)

humbled

koh (m) (4)

mountain

maani (f) (4)

meaning

bulandi (f) (1)

height

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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2 / 4: maani

sab kitaabon ke khul gaye maani

jab se dekhi ‘nazir’

dil ki kitaab

the meaning of all books

became evident

when i read, ‘nazir’,

the volume of my heart

Nazeer Akbarabadi (9)

sab (13)

all

khul (4)

open

maani (f) (4)

meaning

dil (m) (109)

heart

kitaab (m) (5)

book

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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3 / 4: maani

maani na aayen dark mein ghair-az-wajuud-e-lafz

aare daleel-e-raah-e-haqeeqat

majaaz hai

without word, meaning is not

within mind’s reach

certainly, abstraction is the

beacon in the path of truth

Qayem Chaandpuri (1)

maani (f) (4)

meaning

dark (m) (1)

understanding

lafz (m) (5)

word, syllable

aare (m) (1)

certainly, without doubt

raah (m) (23)

street, path

haqeeqat (f) (7)

reality, fact

majaaz (m) (1)

abstraction

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

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4 / 4: maani

ki hai ustaad-e-azal ne ye rubaayi mauzoon

chaar unsoor se khule

maani-e-pinhaan ham ko

the unforgettable master

crafted this amazing couplet

in four lines he revealed

the charming meaning

Shah Naseer (7)

ustaad (m) (2)

master, teacher

azal (m) (3)

eternity, from beginning

rubaayi (f) (1)

quatrain, couplet

mauzoon (m) (1)

proper, fit, suitable

chaar (m) (6)

four

unsoor (m) (1)

elements

maani (f) (4)

meaning

pinhaan (m) (1)

concealed, hidden

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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