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3 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

takalluf: formality

1 / 3: takalluf

tum takalluf ko bhiikhlaas samajhte ho 'faraz'

dost hota nahin

har haath milaane waala

you mistake a gesture of formality

for sincere affection, 'faraz'

not every one who shakes your hand

is a friend

Ahmad Faraz (21)
takalluf (3)

formality

sincerity

understand, deem

dost (7)

friend

haath (10)

hand

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)

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2 / 3: takalluf

aap se phir tum hue

phir tu ka unwaan ho gaye

when love grew beyond a point

it erased all formality

addressing as aap became a tum

which affectionately turned into tu

pyaar (5)

love

had (2)

boundary

formality

aap (10)

respectful 'you'

unwaan (1)

title, address, preface

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3 / 3: takalluf

is takalluf se karam ho to

sitam hota hai

this inquiry of my condition

is so that i can’t say anything

kindness with such formality

becomes cruelty indeed

sitam (12)

tyranny, cruelty

formality

inquiry

haal (16)

plight, condition

karam (9)

kindness, grace, favor

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