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3 Urdu couplets and shers with tarz

tarz(m): style, manner

Description of tarz: Tarz is an Urdu word meaning style, manner, or method of doing something. Unlike rigid rules that dictate exact actions, tarz allows flexibility in personal expression. Differs from "uslub," which emphasizes refined etiquette, as tarz broadly covers any approach or fashion. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the distinctive tarz of a lover's gaze, blending emotion with aesthetic grace.

1 / 3: tarz

ajeeb tarz-e-takallum se aazma ke mujhe

woh chaahta hai abhi dekhna

jhuka ke mujhe

with a weird style of speech

he tests me

and he wishes to

see me in submission

Iqbal Anjum (2)

ajeeb (8)

strange, weird

tarz (m) (3)

style, manner

takallum (m) (6)

speech, eloquence

aazma (m) (1)

test

jhuka (m) (2)

lower, bend

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

2 / 3: tarz

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)

khauf (m) (3)

fear, terror

dozakh (m) (4)

hell

kabhi (26)

on occasion

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

jannat (f) (8)

heaven

tarz (m) (3)

style, manner

ibaadat (f) (1)

worship

hansi (f) (1)

laugh

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

3 / 3: tarz

unhen ye fikr hai har dam nayi tarz-e-jafaa kya hai

hamein ye shauq hai

dekhen sitam ki intehaa kya hai

they worry day and night about

inventing new methods of cruelty

while we are passionately keen

to see the limits of their tyranny

Chakbast Braj Narayan (6)

fikr (m) (5)

concern, fear

dam (m) (9)

moment, breath

nayi (5)

new

tarz (m) (3)

style, manner

jafaa (m) (4)

injustice, cruelty

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

intehaa (m) (1)

limit, extremity

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Featured Themes

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Miscellany (44)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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