Urdu zaban mein takleef aur dukh ko bayan karne ke liye bohot se alfaz hain, lekin jab dard apni saari haddein (limits) par kar jaye, aur insaan ko maut se bhi zyada takleef mehsoos ho, toh us halat ko bayan karne ke liye ek behad wazni lafz istemal hota hai: “Azaab” (عذاب). Yeh lafz Quran aur … Read more
Urdu shayari aur filmon mein aashiq ko rulane ke liye mashooq (beloved) jitne bhi tareeqe istemal karta hai, un sabko ek behad dard-bhare lafz mein sameta gaya hai, aur woh lafz hai: “Sitam” (ستم). Aapne “Sitam dhana” ya “Sitamgar” jaise lafz gaano mein zaroor sune honge. Agar aap internet par Sitam meaning in English, Hindi, ya Urdu dhoondh … Read more
Urdu shayari aur ghazalon mein kuch aese kirdaar aur alfaz hote hain jo aam bol-chaal mein kam, lekin poetry mein bohot zyada istemal hote hain. Unhi mein se ek khubsurat lekin dukh bhara lafz hai “Qafas” (قفس). Agar aap internet par Qafas meaning in English, Hindi, ya Urdu dhoondh rahe hain, toh aap bilkul sahi jagah par hain. Aaj hum … Read more
Duniya mein har cheez ka ek niyam (rule) hota hai. Bachpan se humein sikhaya jata hai ke samaj mein kaise rehna hai, rishte kaise nibhane hain, aur kis tarah ke riwazon (customs) ko follow karna hai. Inhi sadiyon (centuries) purane niyamon aur paramparaon ko Urdu zaban mein ek bohot hi wazni lafz se pukara jata … Read more
Humari zindagi mein aksar aese waqt aate hain jab hum kisi dhun mein kho jate hain aur apne aaspas kya ho raha hai, us se anjaan (unaware) ho jate hain. Isi anjaan rehne ya apni zimmedariyon ko bhool jane ki halat ko Urdu zaban mein ek behad wazni lafz se pukara jata hai: “Ghafil” (غافل). Aapne … Read more
Jab do logon ke darmiyan mohabbat ya dosti ho, toh dono ko ek dusre ki tawajjoh (attention) ki zaroorat hoti hai. Lekin jab ek insaan achanak se apna munh pher le, ignore karne lage, ya uske bartav (behavior) mein thandak aa jaye, toh us halat ko Urdu zaban mein “Berukhi” (بے رخی) kaha jata hai. Aapne sad … Read more
Aaj ke digital daur mein log messages aur calls par toh bohot baatein karte hain, lekin aamne-saamne baith kar baat karne ka maza hi kuch aur hota hai. Urdu zaban mein isi ‘aamne-saamne’ milne ya baithne ko ek behad pyara aur poetic lafz diya gaya hai: “Rubaru” (روبرو). Aapne Bollywood film Rang De Basanti ka famous gaana “Ru-ba-ru roshni … Read more
Har shayar, writer, aur artist ka sabse bada hathiyar uski soch (thoughts) hoti hai. Ek aesi soch jo unhe un jagahon par le jati hai jahan aam insaan nahi pohoch sakta. Is sochne ki taqat aur khayalon ki duniya ko Urdu literature aur shayari mein “Takhayyul” (تخیل) kaha jata hai. Aapne ghazalon mein “Takhayyul ki udaan” ya “Mere takhayyul mein … Read more
Urdu shayari mein aashiq (lover) bechara hamesha mazloom (victim) hota hai aur mashooq (beloved) hamesha zaalim. Jab mashooq apne aashiq ko tadpata hai, us par zulm karta hai, ya uske pyar ki qadar nahi karta, toh is burawe (behavior) ko bayan karne ke liye ek behad wazni lafz istemal hota hai: “Jafa” (جفا). Agar aap kisi … Read more
Urdu shayari aur ghazalon ki duniya ek puri alag kahani hai, jisme kuch makhsoos (specific) kirdaar hote hain. Jise pyar kiya jaye woh ‘Mashooq’ (Beloved), jo pyar kare woh ‘Aashiq’ (Lover), aur jo in dono ke pyar ke beech mein aaye—ya jise mashooq aashiq se zyada tawajjoh (attention) de—use “Raqeeb” (رقیب) kaha jata hai. Agar aap Nusrat … Read more