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3 Urdu couplets and shers with parvaaz

parvaaz(m): flight

1 / 3: parvaaz

kuchh qafas ki teeliyon se chhan rahaa hai noor sa

kuchh faza kuchh

hasrat-e-parvaaz ki baaten karo

through the bars of the cage

some light is seeping through

speak of the expanse

speak of the desire to fly

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

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qafas (m) (5)

cage, prison

teeliyon (f) (1)

bars

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

faza (f) (3)

environment, expanse

hasrat (f) (11)

desire, mostly unmet

parvaaz (m) (3)

flight

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2 / 3: parvaaz

tu shaheen hai parvaaz hai kaam tera

tere saamne aasmaan

aur bhi hain

you are a falcon,

your job is to fly

there are more skies

ahead of you

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

shaheen (m) (3)

falcon, eagle

parvaaz (m) (3)

flight

kaam (m) (14)

work

in front of, opposite

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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3 / 3: parvaaz

vaaye khush-fahmi ki parvaaz-e-yaqeen se bhi gaye

aasmaan chuune ki khwaahish mein

zameen se bhi gaye

alas, our delusion soared

beyond the flight of reality

in the desire to kiss the sky

we lost touch with the ground

Zafar Kaleem (1)

vaaye (m) (1)

alas

khush-fahmi (f) (1)

delusion, false hope

parvaaz (m) (3)

flight

yaqeen (m) (10)

faith, belief

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

touch

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

zameen (m) (13)

ground, earth, land

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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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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