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6 Urdu couplets and shers with zyaada

zyaada(m): excess, too many

1 / 6: zyaada

ab jidhar dekhiye lagta hai ki is duniya mein

kahin kuchh cheez zyaada hai

kahin kuchh kam hai

today, wherever you see

it seems in this world

some are too many

and, some too few

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cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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2 / 6: zyaada

ishq ki choT ka kuchh dil pe asar ho to sahi

dard kam ho ya zyaada ho

magar ho to sahi

let love’s hurt have

some effect on the heart

whether the pain is less or more,

let there at least be some

Jalal Lakhnavi (4)

ishq (m) (34)

love

choT (m) (1)

hurt, injury

dil (m) (108)

heart

asar (m) (7)

effect, impact

dard (m) (20)

pain

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

magar (28)

yet, but

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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3 / 6: zyaada

hum ko junoon kya sikhlaate ho

hum thay pareshaan

tum se zyaada

what can you lecture me

about being agitated

i was more concerned

than you ever were

Majrooh Sultanpuri (13)

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junoon (m) (10)

passion, madness

teach

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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4 / 6: zyaada

bosa-e-khaal-e-lab-e-jaanaan ki kaifiyat na poochh

nasha-e-mai se zyaada

nasha-e-afyoon hua

ask me not of the ecstasy of

kissing the mole on my beloved's lip

the rapture was greater than wine

it was like the trance of opium

Shah Naseer (7)

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

khaal (m) (1)

mole, beauty spot

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

jaanaan (m) (1)

loved one

kaifiyat (f) (1)

mental state, ecstasy

nasha (m) (2)

intoxication, high

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

afyoon (m) (1)

opium

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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5 / 6: zyaada

kis kis tarah ki dil mein guzarti hai hasratein

hai wasl se zyaada

mazaa intezaar ka

so many kinds of unmet desires

coursing through the heart

but more fun in the waiting

than there is in the getting

Taban Abdul Hai (6)

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

dil (m) (108)

heart

pass through

hasratein (f) (2)

desires, mostly unmet

wasl (m) (7)

meeting, union

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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6 / 6: zyaada

duniya bas is se aur zyaada naheen hai kuchh

kuchh roz hain guzaarne

aur kuchh guzar gaye

there is nothing more

to this world than this

some days to live

and some already gone

Hakim Mohammad Ajmal Khan Shaida (1)

duniya (m) (25)

world

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

to spend, to pass

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

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Featured Themes

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Miscellany (44)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

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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