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zarif(m): elegant, refined

Description of zarif: Zarif is an Urdu adjective meaning elegant, refined, or graceful, often describing a person with sophisticated manners and charm. Unlike shrafat, which emphasizes noble birth or aristocracy, zarif highlights cultivated taste and politeness. It differs from hushyar, denoting cleverness or shrewdness, by focusing on aesthetic and social finesse. In Urdu poetry, zarif evokes a lover's delicate wit and beauty, as in Ghalib's subtle ghazals.

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dekha hai kis nigaah se tu ne sitam-zarif

mahsoos ho raha hai

main gharq-e-sharaab hun

the way you threw your

glance at me, you tyrant

makes me feel like i am

drowning in wine

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nigaah (m) (8)

sight, gaze, glance

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

zarif (m) (1)

elegant, refined

mahsoos (m) (1)

experience

gharq (m) (1)

drowning, sinking

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

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