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4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

dozakh: hell

1 / 4: dozakh

khauf-e-dozakh se kabhi khwaahish-e-jannat se kabhi

mujh ko is tarz-e-ibaadat pe

hansi aati hai

sometimes fearing hell

sometimes desiring heaven

this manner of worship

makes me laugh

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

fear, terror

hell

kabhi (25)

on occasion

desire, aspiration

heaven

tarz (3)

style, manner

worship

laugh

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 4: dozakh

usii ko kahte hain jannath usii ko dozakh bhi

vo zindagi jo haseenon

ke darmiyaan guzren

that is called heaven

that is also hell

life that is spent

among the beautiful

Jigar Moradabadi (12)

1959: Sahitya Akademi

hell

heaven

spent

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (124)

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3 / 4: dozakh

mumkin hai tu dozakh mein jannat mein magar bibi

us ko bhi bahattar kyun

ghilman na diya hota

it is possible you are in hell

and your wife is in heaven

why doesn’t she also get

72 handsome young men?

Syed Shahed (6)

heaven

possible

hell

bibi (1)

wife

seventy two

handsome boys

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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4 / 4: dozakh

jaise dozakh ki hava kha ke abhi aaya ho

kis qadar vaaiz-e-makkaar

Daraata hai mujhe

as if he has just come

breathing the air of hell

how deceitful is this cunning preacher

trying to frighten me

Yagana Changezi (8)

hell

hava (8)

breeze, wind

amount of, degree

priest, holy man

deceitful, hypocritical

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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Featured Themes

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (104)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Voice, Expression, & Language (72)

Friends, Family, & Community (130)

Home, Country, & Belonging (29)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (110)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Love, Passion, and Longing (111)

Life, Learning, & Living (124)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Miscellany (44)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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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