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10 Urdu couplets and shers with junoon

junoon(m): passion, madness

Description of junoon: Junoon is an Urdu word meaning intense passion, obsession, or madness, often denoting a fervent, all-consuming zeal toward a pursuit. Unlike fleeting enthusiasm, it implies a relentless, almost irrational drive that overrides reason. Differs from mere love by encompassing self-destructive fervor, as in poetic laments of lovers lost to its grip. In Urdu literature, like Ghalib's ghazals, it evokes the ecstatic frenzy of divine or romantic devotion, blending ecstasy with

1 / 10: junoon

mere fusoon ne dikhaai hai tere rukh ki sahar

mere junoon ne banai hai

tere zulf ki shaam

my enchantment has revealed

the dawn of your face

my madness has created

the dusk of your tresses

Maikash Akbarabadi (1)

fusoon (m) (1)

magic, spell, enchantment

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

sahar (f) (8)

dawn

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

zulf (m) (7)

tresses (of a woman)

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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2 / 10: junoon

hum ko junoon kya sikhlaate ho

hum thay pareshaan

tum se zyaada

what can you lecture me

about being agitated

i was more concerned

than you ever were

Majrooh Sultanpuri (13)

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junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

sikhlaate (1)

teach

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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3 / 10: junoon

kyaa kyaa huaa hai hum se junoon mein na poochhiye

uljhe kabhee zameen se

kabhee aasmaan se hum

ask not what i ended up doing

in my passion and madness

at times tangled with the earth

sometimes with the sky

Asrarul Haq Majaz (6)

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

uljhe (1)

entangled

zameen (m) (13)

ground, earth, land

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

4 / 10: junoon

ajab junoon hai ye intiqaam ka jazba

shikast kha ke woh

pani mein zahr Daal aaya

what a strange passion

this thirst for revenge is

after being defeated,

he returned, poisoning the water

Azhar Inayati (2)

ajab (11)

strange, wonderful

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

intiqaam (m) (1)

revenge

jazba (m) (4)

passion, emotion

shikast (m) (4)

broken, defeated

zahr (m) (2)

poison

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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5 / 10: junoon

uD jaaunga bahaar mein maanind-e-bu-e-gul

zanjeer mere paa-e-junoon mein

hazaar Daal

i will fly away in spring

like the fragrance of flowers

even if you fetter my feet of passion

with a thousand chains

Raunaq Tonkvi (1)

bahaar (f) (12)

spring

maanind (m) (2)

like, similar to

gul (m) (21)

flower

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

paa (m) (2)

feet

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

hazaar (8)

thousand

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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6 / 10: junoon

ye kis muhim par chale thay hum jis mein raaste pur-khatar na aaye

hamein nawaaza na wahshaton ne

hamein junoon ke hunar na aaye

what was this mission i set out on

which had no dangerous paths

i wasn’t blessed with fearlessness

nor did i master the art of passion

Aleena Itrat (6)

muhim (m) (2)

mission, challenging task

pur-khatar (1)

full of danger

nawaaza (1)

favored, blessed

wahshaton (m) (1)

by the wilds/wilderness

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

hunar (m) (5)

skill, art

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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7 / 10: junoon

zamaana aql ko samjha hua hai mishal-e-raah

kise khabar ki junoon bhi hai

saahib-e-idraak

the world always considered

intellect to be the guiding light

who knew that passion

can also inform and enlighten

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

zamaana (m) (7)

world, age, days

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

samjha (m) (6)

understand

mishal (m) (1)

beacon, streetlight

raah (m) (23)

street, path

khabar (f) (12)

news, awareness

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

saahib (m) (1)

ruler, authority

idraak (m) (1)

perception, enlightenment

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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8 / 10: junoon

mere junoon ka nateeja zaroor niklega

isi siyah samundar se

noor niklega

the results of my passion

will surely emerge

glowing light will spring from

the depths of the dark ocean

Ameer Qazalbash (4)

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

nateeja (m) (1)

result, outcome

zaroor (m) (4)

forsure, surely

niklega (m) (2)

emerge

siyah (1)

dark

samundar (m) (7)

sea, ocean

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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9 / 10: junoon

kisi bewafa ki khaatir yeh junoon 'faraz' kab tak

jo tumhen bhulaa chuka hai

use tum bhi bhool jaao

for how long this obsession over the

unfaithfulness of someone, ‘faraz’

the one who has forgotten you

you should forget them too

Ahmad Faraz (21)

bewafa (m) (5)

unfaithful, disloyal

khaatir (m) (5)

caring

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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10 / 10: junoon

husn-o-jamaal-o-zeest ki aaraaishen fuzool

ishq-o-junoon ki aag

jo dil mein jawaan na ho

the decorations and adornments

of beauty and living are useless

unless the fires of love and passion

are young and burning in the heart

Aleena Itrat (6)

husn (m) (19)

beauty

junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

jamaal (m) (4)

light, beauty, elegance

zeest (f) (4)

living, life

aaraaishen (f) (1)

decorations

fuzool (2)

useless, pointless

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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Featured Themes

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Miscellany (44)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

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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