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3 Urdu couplets and shers with aqal

aqal(m): mind, intellect

1 / 3: aqal

aqal ayyar hai sau bhes badal leti hai

ishq bechaara

na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem

intellect is clever

can change into many forms

poor love

not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

ayyar (m) (1)

clever, trickster

bhes (m) (1)

form, appearance

bechaara (m) (2)

helpless, miserable

ascetic

mullah (m) (2)

priest, learned, pious

hakeem (m) (2)

healer, physician

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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2 / 3: aqal

achchha hai dil ke saath rahe paasbaan-e-aqal

lekin kabhi kabhi ise

tanha bhi choD de

it's good that your mind

stands guard to the heart

but, on occasion,

do leave the heart alone

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

dil (m) (108)

heart

rahe (20)

remain

paasbaan (m) (1)

guard, sentinel

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

kabhi (26)

on occasion

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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3 / 3: aqal

guzar ja aqal se aage ki ye noor

charaagh-e-raah hai

manzil naheen

go past the intellect

for this light

is but an illumination of the path

not the destination

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

charaagh (m) (15)

lamp, light, flame

raah (m) (23)

street, path

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

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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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