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4 Urdu couplets and shers with aakhir

aakhir: alas, afterall

1 / 4: aakhir

sab tere siva kaafir aakhir is ka matlab kya

sar phira de insaan ka

aisa khabt-e-mazhab kya

all but you are infidels?

what does that even mean?

what is this frenzy of faith

that drives a person insane?

Yagana Changezi (8)

kaafir (m) (5)

infidel, disbeliever

alas, afterall

sar (m) (8)

front, top, head

insaan (m) (12)

human

khabt (m) (1)

madness, frenzy

mazhab (m) (5)

religion

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 4: aakhir

tum bhi aakhir ho mard kya jaano

ek aurat ka dard

kya jaano

you too, after all, are a man

what do you know?

about a woman’s pain

what do you know?

Syeda Arshia Haq (2)

alas, afterall

mard (m) (4)

man, men

jaano (m) (1)

toknow

aurat (f) (2)

woman

dard (m) (20)

pain

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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3 / 4: aakhir

tahqeeq ki nazar se aakhir koon ham ne dekha

aksar hain maal waale

kum hain kamaal waale

after deep scrutiny

we discovered this truth

there are many with wealth

but few with true excellence

Siraj Aurangabadi (4)

tahqeeq (m) (1)

scrutiny, research

nazar (f) (31)

perspective, sight

alas, afterall

koon (m) (3)

poetic form of ko

often

maal (m) (3)

treasure, goods

kamaal (m) (3)

feat, wonder

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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4 / 4: aakhir

jise ishrat-kada-e-dahr samajhta tha main

aakhir-e-kaar vo

ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla

that which i thought was

the pleasure house of the world

at the end, turned out to be

a troubled dream

Agha Mohammad Taqi Khan Taraqqi (1)

dahr (m) (1)

world, universe, era

alas, afterall

kaar (m) (2)

thing, work

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Featured Themes

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Miscellany (44)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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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