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3 Urdu couplets and shers with takalluf

takalluf(m): formality

1 / 3: takalluf

purseesh-e-haal bhi itni ki main kuchh keh na sakun

is takalluf se karam ho to

sitam hota hai

this inquiry of my condition

is so that i can’t say anything

kindness with such formality

becomes cruelty indeed

Kamal Ahmad Siddiqui (1)

sitam (m) (12)

tyranny, cruelty

takalluf (m) (3)

formality

purseesh (f) (1)

inquiry

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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2 / 3: takalluf

pyaar jab had se baDha saare takalluf miT gaye

aap se phir tum hue

phir tu ka unwaan ho gaye

when love grew beyond a point

it erased all formality

addressing as aap became a tum

which affectionately turned into tu

Izhar Anwar (1)

pyaar (m) (6)

love

had (f) (2)

boundary

takalluf (m) (3)

formality

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

unwaan (m) (1)

title, address, preface

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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3 / 3: takalluf

tum takalluf ko bhi ikhlaas samajhte ho 'faraz'

dost hota nahin

har haath milaane waala

you mistake a gesture of formality

for sincere affection, 'faraz'

not every one who shakes your hand

is a friend

Ahmad Faraz (21)

takalluf (m) (3)

formality

ikhlaas (m) (1)

sincerity

understand, deem

dost (m) (9)

friend

haath (m) (12)

hand

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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