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tum salaamat raho

1 / 1: Couplet

tum salaamat raho hazaar baras

har baras ke hon

din pachaas hazaar

may you stay well

for a thousand years

may each of those years

have fifty thousand days

Mirza Ghalib (63)

salaamat (2)

well

hazaar (8)

thousand

baras (2)

years, year

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Voice, Expression, & Language (73)

Friends, Family, & Community (132)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (58)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Miscellany (44)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

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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