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shifa(m): healing, cure

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bedam huye beemar dawaa kyun nahi dete

tum acche maseeha ho

shifa kyun nahi dete

the restless have fallen sick

why don’t you offer a medicine

you are such a good healer

why don’t you cure their illness

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

bedam (m) (1)

breathless, lacking energy

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

maseeha (m) (4)

saviour, messiah

shifa (m) (1)

healing, cure

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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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