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2 Urdu couplets and shers with veeraan

veeraan(m): desolate, empty

1 / 2: veeraan

vo bhi shaayad ro paDe veeraan kaaghaz dekh kar

main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein

likhaa kuch bhi naheen

maybe she will break down

seeing my blank letter

in this last message to her

i didn’t write anything

Zuhoor Nazar (1)

kaaghaz (m) (5)

paper

khat (f) (7)

letter

perhaps, maybe

veeraan (m) (2)

desolate, empty

last, final

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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2 / 2: veeraan

is aalam-e-veeraan mein ya anjuman-aaraai

do roz ki mehfil hai

ek umr ki tanhaai

what use decorating the gathering

in this desolate world

two days of festivities

and a lifetime of loneliness

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (2)

aalam (m) (9)

world, state

veeraan (m) (2)

desolate, empty

anjuman (m) (5)

gathering, assembly

aaraai (f) (1)

adornment, decoration

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

mehfil (f) (17)

gathering, concert

umr (m) (15)

life

tanhaai (f) (11)

solitude, loneliness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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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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