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9 Urdu couplets and shers with tasavvur

tasavvur(m): imagination

Description of tasavvur: Tasavvur is an Urdu noun meaning imagination or fancy, borrowed from Arabic ta?awwur, often used to denote mental visualization or creative thought. Unlike mere daydreaming, it implies a structured forming of images in the mind. Differs from khayal , as tasavvur emphasizes vivid, sensory conception. In Urdu poetry, it evokes romantic reveries, like Ghalib's lines picturing absent beloveds.

1 / 9: tasavvur

phir nazar me phool mehke dil me phir shamein jalen

phir tasavvur ne liya

us bazm me jaane ka naam

flowers bloomed in sight again

and, again, my heart lit up

when i imagined again

going to the joyful gathering

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

shamein (m) (2)

lights

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (151)

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2 / 9: tasavvur

kuchh nazar aataa naheen us ke tasavvur ke siva

hasrat-e-deedaar ne

aankhon ko andha kar diya

i see nothing at all

save her image within

the longing for that one glimpse

has made me blind to all else

Haidar Ali Aatish (11)

nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

hasrat (f) (12)

desire, mostly unmet

deedaar (m) (3)

glimpse, sight, vision

aankhon (m) (13)

eyes

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

3 / 9: tasavvur

jee DhoonDta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din

baiThe rahen

tasavvur-e-jaanan kiye hue

the heart keeps searching

for those days and nights of ease

sitting enmeshed

with the thoughts of my beloved

Mirza Ghalib (64)

jee (m) (3)

heart, soul

DhoonDta (m) (2)

search, look for

fursat (f) (5)

leisure, freedom

raat (f) (14)

night

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

jaanan (m) (1)

beloved, sweetheart

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

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4 / 9: tasavvur

chaahiye us ke tasavvur hi se naqsha kheenchna

dekh kar tasveer ko

tasveer phir kheenchi to kya

one show draw a portrait

from just one's imagination

if a picture is drawn by

looking at another...what's the point?

Bahadur Shah Zafar (9)

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

tasveer (m) (7)

photo, picture, image

naqsha (m) (1)

map, diagram, plan

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)

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5 / 9: tasavvur

mere pahlu mein tum aao ye kahaan mere naseeb

ye bhi kya kam hai

tasavvur mein to aa jaate ho

to have you with me

is beyond my fortune

but is it not enough

you visit me in my imagination?

Ghulam Bhik Nairang (1)

pahlu (m) (4)

side

naseeb (m) (4)

fate, destiny

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)

6 / 9: tasavvur

aise chhoote hain tasavvur mein tujhe hum chup chaap

jaise phoolon ko chhua karti hai

shabnam chup chaap

in my imagination,

i touch you silently

like the dew grazes

the blossom in silence

Hasrat Jaipuri (2)

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

chup (10)

silent, quiet

phoolon (m) (6)

flowers

shabnam (m) (4)

dew

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

7 / 9: tasavvur

yuun tasavvur men khile gul hain teri baat ke baad

jaise gulshan mein nikhar jaaye

faza raat ke baad

after you speak

flowers bloom in my imagination

just as the garden brightens

after the night has passed

JaiKrishn Chaudhry Habeeb (6)

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

gul (m) (22)

flower

gulshan (m) (2)

garden

nikhar (m) (1)

bloom

faza (f) (3)

environment, expanse

raat (f) (14)

night

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)

8 / 9: tasavvur

kuchh aisa ho ki tasveeron mein jal jaye tasavvur bhi

mohabbat yaad aayegi to

shikwe yaad aayenge

let it be that imagination goes up

in flames along with the images

for if love is remembered

grievances will be remembered too

Sardar Saleem (1)

tasveeron (1)

images, photographs

jal (m) (6)

burn

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

mohabbat (f) (44)

love

yaad (m) (42)

memory, remember

shikwe (m) (2)

complaint

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

9 / 9: tasavvur

thi woh ik shakhs ke tasavvur se

ab woh

raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan

that was triggered by

imagining a person

where is that

fantasy now?

Mirza Ghalib (64)

shakhs (m) (17)

person, individual

khayaal (m) (17)

thoughts

tasavvur (m) (9)

imagination

raanaai (f) (1)

fantasy

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)

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Featured Themes

Home, Country, & Belonging (32)

Pain, Distress, Suffering (1)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (41)

Time, Life & Learning (140)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)

Love, Passion, and Longing (132)

Miscellany (44)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (62)

Voice, Expression, & Language (84)

Nature, World & Universe (53)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (126)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (57)

Friends, Family, & Community (151)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (70)

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