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6 Urdu couplets and shers with zauq

zauq: pleasure, delight, joy

1 / 6: zauq

qaasid, payaam unka na kuchh der abhi suna

rahne de

mahv-e-lazzat-e-zauq-e-khabar mujhe

oh messenger, her note

do not read it yet

let me savor this moment

of joy that she wrote to me

Asar Lakhnavi (2)

1962: Padma Bhushan

qaasid (m) (6)

messenger, envoy

payaam (m) (2)

message

mahv (m) (2)

absorbed, charmed

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

khabar (f) (11)

news, awareness

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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2 / 6: zauq

ishq ka zauq-e-nazaara muft mein hai badnaam

husn khud betaab hai

jalwa dikhaane ke liye

love gets a bad rap needlessly

for the pleasure of watching

though beauty herself is impatient

for her splendor to be seen

Asrarul Haq Majaz (6)

ishq (m) (34)

love

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

nazaara (m) (1)

scene, panorama

muft (m) (1)

forfree, needlessly

disrepute

husn (m) (19)

beauty

khud (23)

myself

restless

jalwa (m) (3)

bright, splendor

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

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3 / 6: zauq

ye qayaam kaisa hai raah mein tere zauq-o-shauq ko kya hua

abhi chaar kaanTe chhube nahin

tere sab iraade badal gaye?

how come this stalling in the path?

what happened to your will and zeal?

not even four thorns have pricked you

and all your intentions have changed?

Anonymous

qayaam (m) (1)

standing, stalling

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

kaante (m) (1)

thorns

chhube (m) (1)

prick, sting

iraade (m) (2)

desires, aspirations

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

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4 / 6: zauq

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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5 / 6: zauq

zauq-e-takallum par urdu ne raah anokhi kholi hai

rang ki gehraayi naapi hai

phool ki khushbu toli hai

for the joy of expression

urdu has crafted a novel path

it gauged the depth of hues

it weighed the fragrance of flowers

Hurmatul Ikaram (1)

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

takallum (m) (6)

speech, eloquence

raah (m) (23)

street, path

anokhi (f) (2)

quaint, odd

rang (m) (11)

color, colors

gehraayi (f) (1)

depth

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

khushbu (m) (10)

fragrance

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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6 / 6: zauq

'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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Featured Themes

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Friends, Family, & Community (135)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (113)

Voice, Expression, & Language (76)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (107)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

Miscellany (44)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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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