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6 Urdu couplets and shers with faqat

faqat: only, just, simply

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zindagi gul hai naghma hai, mahtab hai

zindagi ko faqat

imtihaan mat samajh

life is beautiful

with melodies and moons

don't think life is just

trials and troubles

Mohsin Bhopali (3)

naghma (m) (2)

melody, song

mahtaab (m) (5)

moon

only, just, simply

imtihaan (m) (1)

trials, tests

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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samajhta hai tu raaz hai zindagi

faqat zauq-e-parwaaz

hai zindagi

you think

life is a mystery

life is just

a desire to fly

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

raaz (m) (3)

secret

only, just, simply

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

parwaaz (m) (2)

flight, soaring

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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3 / 6: faqat

le de ke apne paas faqat ek nazar toh hai

kyun dekhen zindagi ko

kisi ki nazar se hum

all we have

is a viewpoint

why should we see life

from anyone else’s perspective

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

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only, just, simply

nazar (m) (30)

perspective, sight

zindagi (f) (41)

life

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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4 / 6: faqat

faqat ummeed hai bakhshish ki teri rahmat se

vagarna afv ke qaabil

mere gunaah nahin

it is only by your mercy

that i expect absolution

else, my sins are beyond

any claim for pardon

Abad Lakhnavi (2)

only, just, simply

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

rahmat (f) (4)

mercy

vagarna (m) (2)

otherwise

afv (m) (1)

pardon, forgiveness

qaabil (m) (4)

worthy, deserving

gunaah (m) (2)

sins, crimes

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (135)

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5 / 6: faqat

'shahed' tu ye na bhool ke is zindagi ka lutf

milta faqat hai

zauq-e-tajassus ke baab mein

don’t you forget, 'shahed',

that the pleasures of life

are found only at the doorstep

of the joy of curiosity

Syed Shahed (6)

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

zindagi (f) (41)

life

lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

only, just, simply

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

tajassus (m) (1)

quest, curiosity

baab (m) (2)

door

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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6 / 6: faqat

faqat nigaah se hota hai faisla dil ka

na ho nigaah mein shokhi

to dilbari kya hai

only through the eyes

the heart is swayed

without a playful glance,

where is the charm

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

only, just, simply

nigaah (m) (8)

sight, gaze, glance

faisla (m) (3)

decision

dil (m) (106)

heart

shokhi (f) (1)

playfulness

dilbari (f) (1)

charm, allure

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

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Featured Themes

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Miscellany (44)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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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