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3 Urdu couplets and shers with aahista

aahista: slow, deliberate

1 / 3: aahista

inquilaab aayega raftaar se mayoos na ho

bahut aahista nahin hai

jo bahut tez nahin

the revolution will come soon

don’t be despondent

it doesn’t come too slowly

not does it come too fast

Ali Sardar Jafri (6)

1997: Jnanpith Award

1967: Padma Shri

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

slow, deliberate

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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2 / 3: aahista

bana husn-e-takallum husn-e-zan aahista aahista

bahar-surat khula

ek kam-sukhan aahista aahista

the beauty of eloquence turned into

beauty of insight, slowly, slowly

the reticent one opened up

in every way, slowly, slowly

Shaz Tamkanat (2)

husn (m) (19)

beauty

takallum (m) (6)

speech, eloquence

slow, deliberate

bahar-surat (f) (1)

in all forms

kam-sukhan (m) (1)

reserved, reticent

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

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3 / 3: aahista

dekh raftaar-e-inquilaab 'firaq'

kitni aahista

aur kitni tez

watch

the pace of revolution, firaq

how deliberate

and, yet, how swift

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

slow, deliberate

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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Featured Themes

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Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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Friends, Family, & Community (137)

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Miscellany (44)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Voice, Expression, & Language (77)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (39)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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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