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9 Urdu couplets and shers with qayaamat

qayaamat(f): catastrophe, apocalypse

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ye ehtiyat ka aalam bhi kya qayaamat hai

pukaar bhi na sake tujhko

tere naam se hum

this state of caution

how calamitous it was

i could not even

call out to you by your name

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

ehtiyat (f) (1)

caution

aalam (m) (9)

world, state

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

pukaar (m) (1)

call

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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2 / 9: qayaamat

koi kya jaane ki hai roz-e-qayaamat kya cheez

doosra naam hai

meri shab-e-tanhaai ka

what does anyone know

about the day of apocalypse

it is another name for

my night of loneliness

Jaleel Manikpuri (11)

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

doosra (m) (3)

other, something else

shab (m) (14)

evening, night

tanhaai (f) (11)

solitude, loneliness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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3 / 9: qayaamat

raahzan hai mera rahbar munsif hai mera qaatil

sehlu toh qayaamat hai

kehdu toh bhagaawat hai

the bandit is my guide

the judge is my assassin

if i endure, calamity

if i speak out, mutiny

Anonymous

raahzan (m) (4)

robber, looter

rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

munsif (m) (2)

judge, arbitrator

qaatil (m) (10)

murderer, assassin

sehlu (m) (1)

tolerate, endure

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

bhagaawat (f) (1)

mutiny, revolt

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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4 / 9: qayaamat

ham ne to dareechon pe saja rakkhe hain parde

baahar hai qayaamat ka

jo manzar to hamen kya

i have decorated my windows

with curtains

the sights of apocalypse outside

how do they matter to me?

Mazhar Imam (1)

dareechon (m) (1)

windows

saja (m) (1)

decorate

parde (m) (1)

curtains

manzar (m) (3)

sight, view, scene

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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5 / 9: qayaamat

ek qayaamat hai jawaani ek qayaamat hai shabaab

har tabassum ek toofan

har nazar ek inquilaab

youth is an apocalypse

so is youthful vigor

every smile a storm

every glance a revolution

Dagh Dehlvi (11)

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

shabaab (m) (5)

youth

tabassum (m) (4)

smile

toofan (m) (9)

storm, cyclone

nazar (f) (31)

perspective, sight

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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6 / 9: qayaamat

raah-e-mazmuun-e-taaza band naheen

taa qayaamat khula hai

baab-e-sukhan

the path to fresh ideas

is never sealed shut

the door to new expression

is open till doomsday

raah (m) (23)

street, path

mazmuun (m) (1)

idea, theme, subject

taaza (m) (2)

fresh, new

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

baab (m) (2)

door

sukhan (m) (8)

speech, spoken words

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

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7 / 9: qayaamat

khud se guzre to

qayaamat se

guzar jayenge hum

if i can get

through myself

i can get through

any calamity

Meer Ahmad Naved (1)

khud (23)

myself

guzre (m) (3)

transpires, passes

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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8 / 9: qayaamat

har qayaamat se bakhabar hona

ek qayaamat hai

deedawar hona

to be always aware

of every possible calamity

it is indeed a calamity

to be so aware (and fearful)

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

to be informed of

aware

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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9 / 9: qayaamat

teri adaaon ki saadgi mein kisi ko mehsoos bhi na hoga

abhi qayaamat ka ik karishma

haya ke daaman mein pal rahaa hai

in the simplicity of your manners

no one can even sense

the miracle of an apocalypse being

nurtured in the lap of your modesty

Moghisuddin Fareedi (1)

adaaon (m) (2)

manners, manner, style

saadgi (f) (4)

innocence, simplicity

qayaamat (f) (9)

catastrophe, apocalypse

karishma (m) (2)

miracle, wonder, magic

haya (f) (1)

modesty

daaman (m) (6)

hem (clothes), lap

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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Featured Themes

Miscellany (44)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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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