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3 Urdu couplets and shers with nigah

nigah(m): sight, vision, glance

1 / 3: nigah

teer-o-talwaar se baDh kar hai teri tirchhi nigah

saikDon aashiqon ka

khoon kiye baiThi hai

sharper than blade or bow is

that slanted gaze of yours

and there you sit,

having slayed a million lovers

Mah Laqa Chanda (5)

teer (m) (5)

arrow

talwaar (m) (2)

sword

slanted

nigah (m) (3)

sight, vision, glance

many, hundreds

aashiqon (m) (1)

lovers

khoon (m) (6)

blood

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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2 / 3: nigah

nahi nigah mein manzil to justaju hi sahi

nahi visaal mayassar

to aarzoo hi sahi

if the destination is not in sight

the quest is the way

if union with the beloved is not possible

just the desire is the way

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

visaal (m) (4)

union, meeting

nigah (m) (3)

sight, vision, glance

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

justaju (m) (1)

quest, search

mayassar (m) (4)

possible, available

aarzoo (m) (17)

desire

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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3 / 3: nigah

nigah buland sukhan dilnawaz jaan pur soz

yahee hai rakht-e-safar

mir-e-karwan ke liye

lofty vision, heart-warming speech

soul on fire

this is all that is needed

of the caravan's leader

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

nigah (m) (3)

sight, vision, glance

tall, lofty, strong

sukhan (m) (8)

speech, spoken words

attractive

jaan (m) (16)

life, strength / beloved

soz (m) (1)

burning, passion

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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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