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5 Urdu couplets and shers with mazaa

mazaa(m): fun, delight

1 / 5: mazaa

kis kis tarah ki dil mein guzarti hai hasratein

hai wasl se zyaada

mazaa intezaar ka

so many kinds of unmet desires

coursing through the heart

but more fun in the waiting

than there is in the getting

Taban Abdul Hai (6)

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

dil (m) (108)

heart

pass through

hasratein (f) (2)

desires, mostly unmet

wasl (m) (7)

meeting, union

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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2 / 5: mazaa

ishq se tabiiyat ne zeest ka mazaa paayaa

dard ki dawaa paayi

dard-e-bedawaa paayaa

from love did my being

find the joy and fun of life

found a cure for pain

found a pain without a cure

Mirza Ghalib (63)

ishq (m) (34)

love

tabiiyat (f) (2)

health, temperament

zeest (f) (4)

living, life

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

dard (m) (20)

pain

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

found, gained

without cure

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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3 / 5: mazaa

saahil ke sukoon se kise inkaar hai lekin

toofan se laDne mein

mazaa aur hi kuchh hai

who will refuse

the comfort of a safe shore

but the joy of fighting a storm

is something else

Aale Ahmad Suroor (2)

1974: Sahitya Akademi Award

1991: Ghalib Award, Padma Bhushan

sukoon (m) (6)

comfort, peace

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

saahil (m) (5)

shore, coast

inkaar (m) (6)

rejection, refusal

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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4 / 5: mazaa

ab urdu kya hai ek kothey ki tawaif

mazaa har ek leta hai

mohabbat karta hai kaun

what is urdu

but a courtesan in a brothel

everyone has fun with her

but who loves her really?

Khursheed Afsar Baswani (1)

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

kothey (m) (1)

brothel

tawaif (m) (1)

prostitute, courtesan

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

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5 / 5: mazaa

ulfat mein baraabar hai wafa ho ki jafa ho

har baat mein lazzat hai

agar dil mein mazaa ho

loyalty and tyranny,

both are equals in love

when there is joy in the heart

every word is delightful

Ameer Minai (7)

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

baraabar (m) (2)

equal, equivalent

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

dil (m) (108)

heart

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

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Featured Themes

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Miscellany (44)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (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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