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5 Urdu couplets and shers with kaaghaz

kaaghaz: paper

1 / 5: kaaghaz

chaand sa misra akela hai mere kaaghaz par

chhat pe aa jaao

mera sher mukammal kar do

a moon-like verse is

alone on the paper

walk up to the roof

and help complete my poem

Bashir Badr (18)

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

misra (m) (1)

verse/line of a couplet

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

chhat (f) (1)

roof, terrace

complete, full, entire

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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2 / 5: kaaghaz

vo bhi shaayad ro paDe veeraan kaaghaz dekh kar

main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein

likhaa kuch bhi naheen

maybe she will break down

seeing my blank letter

in this last message to her

i didn’t write anything

Zuhoor Nazar (1)

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

khat (f) (7)

letter

shaayad (m) (8)

perhaps, maybe

veeraan (m) (2)

desolate, empty

last, final

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

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3 / 5: kaaghaz

kis tarah jama kijiye ab apne aap ko

kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain

puraani kitaab ke

pull yourself together

somehow

the pages of the old book

are getting scattered

Adil Mansuri (1)

2008: Kalapi Award

tarah (f) (15)

type, like, similar to

jama (m) (1)

collect

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

bikhar (m) (3)

scatter, disperse

rahe (m) (19)

remain

old

kitaab (m) (5)

book

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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4 / 5: kaaghaz

mere taaviz mein jo kaaghaz hai

us pe likha hai

mohabbat karna

on the piece of paper

in my lucky amulet

it is written…

just love

Swapnil Tiwari (1)

taaviz (m) (1)

amulet worn for luck

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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5 / 5: kaaghaz

kaaghaz mein dab ke mar gaye keeDe kitaab ke

deewaana be-paDhe-likhe

mashhoor ho gaya

bookworms died

buried in paper

while the unschooled madman

became famous

Bashir Badr (18)

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

dab (m) (1)

buried

keeDe (m) (1)

insects, worms

kitaab (m) (5)

book

crazy

famous, well-known

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

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Miscellany (44)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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Nature, World & Universe (50)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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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