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tareeqa(m): way, method, manner

Description of tareeqa: Tareeqa means method, procedure, or manner in Urdu, referring to a systematic way of doing something. Unlike a rigid law that enforces compliance, tareeqa emphasizes flexible approaches tailored to contexts. It differs from tarika, which is more colloquial, by carrying a formal connotation of established practice. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the soul's spiritual path toward divine union.

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tavaazo ka tareeqa saahibo poochho suraahi se

ki jaari faiz bhi hai aur

jhuki jaati hai gardan bhi

from the decanter, o friends,

learn the art of humility

it pours generously and yet,

bows its neck in grace

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tavaazo (m) (3)

humility, modesty

tareeqa (m) (1)

way, method, manner

saahibo (m) (1)

dear sirs, o friends

suraahi (f) (1)

flask, pitcher

jaari (3)

ongoing, flowing

faiz (m) (2)

graceful, successful

jhuki (1)

lowered, bent

gardan (m) (1)

neck

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