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5 Urdu couplets and shers with pata

pata(m): address, whereabouts

Description of pata: Pata is an Urdu word meaning a leaf, news, or information, often used to denote a slip of paper carrying a message. Unlike formal letters, it conveys casual or urgent updates. Differs from 'khabar' by implying a written note rather than spoken word. In poetry, it evokes fragile secrets fluttering like leaves in the wind.

1 / 5: pata

rahbar raahzan na ban jaaye kahin is soch mein

chup khaDa hoon bhool kar

raaste mein manzil ka pata

hope the guide doesn’t

turn a robber

as i stand alone in the path

forgetting my destination

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

raahzan (m) (4)

robber, looter

soch (3)

think

bhool (f) (15)

forget, mistake

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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2 / 5: pata

pata ab tak nahin badla hamaara

vahi ghar hai

vahi qissa hamaara

our address so far

has not changed

same house

same story ours

Ahmad Mushtaq (3)

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

badla (m) (1)

change

qissa (m) (2)

story, account

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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3 / 5: pata

aane waale sadiyan tumko yaad karenge, humasron

jab unko ye pata chalega

tum federer ko dekha tha

generations to come will

remember you, my fellows

when they come to know

that you have seen federer

Ahmad Faraz (21)

sadiyan (f) (2)

generations, ages

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

humasron (m) (1)

contemporaries

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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4 / 5: pata

jab bhi fursat mili hungaama-e-duniya se mujhe

meri tanhaai ko bas

tera pata yaad aaya

whenever i got respite

from the commotion of this world

my solitude bent

towards memories of you

Aleena Itrat (6)

fursat (f) (5)

leisure, freedom

hungaama (m) (3)

commotion, uproar

tanhaai (f) (11)

solitude, loneliness

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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5 / 5: pata

jo mil gaye hain un ki tavaazo ko chhod kar

jo kho gaye hain

un ka pata mat kiya karo

not valuing those

who are with you

do not go searching

for those who are lost

Zafar Iqbal (5)

mil (8)

meet

tavaazo (m) (3)

humility, modesty

chhod (2)

left

kho (5)

lose

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Featured Themes

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Miscellany (44)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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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