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4 Urdu couplets and shers with tabassum

tabassum(m): smile

1 / 4: tabassum

nishaan-e-mard-e-momin ba too goyam

choon marg aayad

tabassum bar lab-e-ost

what is the sign

of a person of learning?

when death comes,

has a smile on the lips

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

nishaan (m) (3)

sign, river, mark

mard (m) (4)

man, men

momin (m) (2)

religious, pious

marg (m) (2)

death

tabassum (m) (4)

smile

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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2 / 4: tabassum

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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3 / 4: tabassum

zara ek tabassum ki takleef karna

ke gulzar mein

phool murjha rahe hai

do take the trouble

to smile once

for the flowers

in the garden are wilting

Abdul Hamid Adam (12)

tabassum (m) (4)

smile

gulzaar (m) (2)

garden

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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4 / 4: tabassum

pa ke ik tera tabassum muskuraayi kayenaat

jhoom uTTha vo bhi

dil jeene jo bezaar tha

just one smile from you…

the whole world rejoiced

those hearts, weary of living,

sprung to life to celebrate

JaiKrishn Chaudhry Habeeb (6)

tabassum (m) (4)

smile

smiled

kayenaat (f) (4)

universe

jhoom (m) (2)

sway, dance

bezaar (m) (1)

weary, dejected

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Featured Themes

Friends, Family, & Community (137)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

Miscellany (44)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

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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