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
Anxiety — yeh ek aisa English word hai jo aaj kal USA mein sabse zyada Google par search kiya jaata hai. Chahe koi American ho, Pakistani-American ho, ya Urdu seekhne waala — har koi jaanna chahta hai ke Anxiety ka Urdu mein kya matlab hota hai? Is post mein aap sikhenge: Anxiety ka Urdu meaning kya … 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
Duniya mein har insaan, har kahani, aur har cheez ek dusre se alag hoti hai. Kisi cheez ke isi “alag hone” ki khasiyat ko Urdu zaban mein ek behad formal aur khubsurat lafz se pukara jata hai: “Mukhtalif” (مختلف). Aapne aam bol-chaal mein logon ko kehte suna hoga, “Mera andaz thoda mukhtalif hai” ya “Yahan mukhtalif … Read more
Urdu shayari aur literature mein jab koi cheez ya kisi insaan ke khayalat (thoughts) buri tarah phail jayen ya bikhar jayen, toh us condition (halat) ko bayan karne ke liye ek behad wazni aur literary lafz istemal hota hai: “Muntashir” (منتشر). Aapne Bollywood ke famous writer aur lyricist ‘Manoj Muntashir’ ka naam zaroor suna hoga. Inka … Read more
Urdu shayari aur literature mein kuch alfaz aise hote hain jo apne andar ek raaz aur ek kashish (attraction) chhupaye hote hain. Jab kisi shayar ko apne mehboob ki aankhon, uski baaton, ya uske husn ki aisi tareef karni ho jo aam lafzon mein mumkin na ho, toh woh lafz “Afsoon” (افسوں) ka sahara leta hai. Agar … Read more
Agar aapne Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (NFAK) ya Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ki awaaz mein woh mashhoor gana suna hai— “Mere Rashk-e-Qamar, tu ne pehli nazar” —toh aapke dimaag mein yeh sawal zaroor aaya hoga ke aakhir is khoobsurat line ka matlab kya hai. Internet par log rozana Rashk-e-Qamar meaning in Hindi aur English search karte hain. Aaj hum is lafz … Read more
Urdu shayari aur Sufi literature mein aashiq (lover) apne jazbaat bayan karne ke liye bohot hi dard bhare aur gehre alfaz ka istemal karta hai. Unhi mein se ek nihayat hi mashhoor aur asar-daar lafz hai “Bismil” (بسمل). Yeh lafz humne Hindustan ki azaadi ke azeem shaeed ‘Ram Prasad Bismil’ ke naam mein bhi suna hai … Read more