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4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

toD: to break

1 / 4: toD

toD diya tasbeeh ko is khayaal se ‘faraz’

kya gin gin ke nam lena uska

jo behisaab deta hai

i broke the prayer rosary

with this thought, ‘faraz’

why count and pray to one

who gives without keeping an account

Ahmad Faraz (21)

toD (4)

to break

dream

thoughts

gin (1)

count

nam (2)

moist

without an account

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 4: toD

choD denge woh shahr jis me tum na hoge

jis me tu hi na basega

phir woh dil hi toD denge

i will abandon that city

in which you are not there

if you don't reside in it

i will shatter that heart

Usama Ali (Aur) (2)

toD (4)

to break

shahr (12)

city

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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3 / 4: toD

tilism-e-gumbad-e-garduun ko toD sakte hain

zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass,

not of unbreakable rock

Allama Iqbal (28)

spell, magic

dome

heavens

toD (4)

to break

fragile, made of glass

structure

sang (2)

rock

adamant, tough

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (53)

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4 / 4: toD

main ne chaahaa thaa ki saaghar toD duun

khud mere tauba ke

TukDe ho gaye

i wished to break

the wine cup

but what shattered

was my vow of abstinence

Narayan Das Puri (1)

goblet, wine cup

toD (4)

to break

khud (22)

myself

repentance, abstinence

pieces

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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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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