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5 Urdu couplets and shers with qaid

qaid(m): imprisoned, captive

1 / 5: qaid

achchha ye karam hum pe tu sayyaad kare hai

par noch ke ab qaid se

aazaad kare hai

strange is this favor

you do to me, my captor

first you tear my wings

and then you set me free

Rifat Sarosh (1)

free, freed

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

noch (m) (1)

clip, tear

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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2 / 5: qaid

qaid-e-hayaat o band-e-gham asl me dono ek hai

maut se pahle aadmi

gham se najaat paaye kyun

the prison of life and

the chain of sorrow are the same

why should we seek

release from grief before dying?

Mirza Ghalib (63)

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

hayaat (f) (4)

life

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

gham (m) (19)

sorrow, sadness

asl (m) (1)

actually, in reality

maut (m) (4)

death

pahle (m) (7)

before

najaat (f) (1)

freedom, deliverance

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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3 / 5: qaid

qurbatein hote hue bhi faaslon mein qaid hain

kitni azaadi se hum

apni hadon mein qaid hain

even in closeness, we are

imprisoned by distances

how freely we are confined

within our boundaries

Saleem Kausar (Muhammad Saleem) (3)

qurbatein (f) (1)

closeness

faaslon (m) (1)

distances

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

azaadi (f) (2)

freedom

hadon (m) (1)

boundaries

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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4 / 5: qaid

saahil pe qaid laakhon safinon ke vaaste

meri shikasta naav hai

toofan liye hue

the piers on the shore

are for lakhs of boats

but my battered boat

is for the storm ahead

Salik Lakhnavi (1)

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

saahil (m) (5)

shore, coast

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

safinon (m) (2)

boats

broken, battered.

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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5 / 5: qaid

qaid-e-mazhab se tere paaband-e-ulfat hain bari

kya gharaz kyun jaayen

suu-e-kaaba-o-butkhaana hum

your love is shackled

by the prison of religion

why bother going to

mosque or temple

Faheem Gorakhpuri (7)

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

mazhab (m) (5)

religion

paaband (m) (1)

bound, confined

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

gharaz (m) (4)

self-interest, purpose

kaaba (m) (3)

holy mosque in Mecca

butkhaana (m) (2)

temple, place of idols

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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Featured Themes

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Miscellany (44)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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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