Urdu zaban mein bohot se aise alfaz hain jinka aam zindagi mein matlab kuch aur hota hai, lekin jab shayar unhe apni ghazal mein istemal karte hain, toh unka matlab bilkul badal jata hai. Aesa hi ek lafz hai “Paimana” (پیمانہ). Aapne khabron mein “Naapne ka paimana” (Scale) suna hoga, aur ghazalon mein “Sabr ka paimana” … Read more
Mohabbat mein jab milna hota hai toh waqt ka pata nahi chalta, lekin jab doori (distance) aa jaye, toh ek ek pal kaatna mushkil ho jata hai. Isi doori ya judai ko Urdu shayari aur adab (literature) mein “Furqat” (فرقت) kaha jata hai. Aapne Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ki qawwaliyon mein ya Mehdi Hassan ki ghazalon mein “Shab-e-Furqat” lafz … Read more
Jab do log aapas mein apne khayalat (thoughts) bant-te hain ya kisi topic par baat karte hain, toh use aam zaban mein “Baat-cheet” kaha jata hai. Lekin agar aap apni boli (language) mein thodi si narmi aur tehzeeb laana chahte hain, toh us baat-cheet ko Urdu mein “Guftagu” (گفتگو) kaha jata hai. Aapne aksar shayario aur ghazalon … Read more
Jab do logon ke beech dosti ya mohabbat ho, toh choti-moti baaton par naraazgi hona aam baat hai. Aise waqt mein jab humein kisi se poochna ho ke “Kya tum gussa ho?”, toh Urdu mein ek bohot hi pyara aur naram lafz istemal kiya jata hai: “Khafa” (خفا). Aapne gaano aur roz-marra (daily) ki zindagi mein … Read more
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