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3 Urdu couplets and shers with kaafi

kaafi: enough

Description of kaafi: Kaafi is an Urdu word meaning "enough" or "sufficient," often used to denote adequacy in quantity or extent. Unlike its English counterparts, it carries a nuanced connotation of contentment or restraint in everyday speech. Differs from "kafi" in Arabic, which primarily signifies a coffee brew, by emphasizing limitation rather than beverage. In Urdu poetry, it evokes themes of moderation, as in Ghalib's verses pondering life's sufficiency.

1 / 3: kaafi

'shakeb', apne taaruf ke liye ye baat kaafi hai

hum us se bach ke chalte hain

jo raasta aam ho jaaye

shakeb, for my introduction,

this much is enough

i steer clear of paths

that are trodden by all

Shakeb Jalali (Syed Hasan Rizvi) (1)

taaruf (m) (1)

introduction

kaafi (3)

enough

chalte (4)

move, go

raasta (m) (7)

path, way, road

aam (3)

common

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)

2 / 3: kaafi

ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko suboot-e-haq ke liye

agar rasool na hote to

subah kaafi thi

for us people of insight

looking for proof of truth

if there’s no prophet

just the dawn would do

Josh Malihabadi (5)

rasool (m) (1)

prophet, guru

subah (m) (2)

dawn

kaafi (3)

enough

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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3 / 3: kaafi

ek mohabbat kaafi hai

baaqi umr

izaafi hai

one love

is enough

the rest of life

is just surplus

Mahboob Khizan (1)

mohabbat (f) (42)

love

kaafi (3)

enough

umr (m) (16)

life

izaafi (f) (1)

extra, surplus

Theme: Time, Life & Learning (135)

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Voice, Expression, & Language (82)

Miscellany (44)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (56)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (39)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)

Home, Country, & Belonging (32)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (123)

Love, Passion, and Longing (122)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (74)

Friends, Family, & Community (148)

Time, Life & Learning (135)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (65)

Nature, World & Universe (52)

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