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2 Urdu couplets and shers with gesu

gesu: tresses

1 / 2: gesu

waqt hai ab namaaz-e-maghrib ka

chaand rukh, lab shafaq hai

gesu shaam

it is time for

evening prayers

moon is your face, your lips the twilight blush

your tresses the dusk

Siraj Aurangabadi (4)

waqt (m) (20)

time

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

maghrib (m) (1)

west

chaand (m) (9)

moon

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

shafaq (m) (4)

glow, twilight

gesu (m) (2)

tresses

shaam (m) (20)

evening

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

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2 / 2: gesu

hum teri yaad se katra-ke nikal jaate magar

raah mein phoolon ke lab

sayoon ke gesu aaye

i'd have avoided

your memory and moved on

along the way i came across

lips of flowers, tresses of breezes

Anonymous

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

katra-ke (m) (1)

avoid

raah (m) (23)

street, path

phoolon (m) (3)

flowers

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

sayoon (m) (1)

breezes

gesu (m) (2)

tresses

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

Miscellany (44)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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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