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Bhooli Houi Sada Hoon

Site Admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:51:52 +0000

bhuulii hu_ii sadaa huu.N mujhe yaad kiijiye tum se kahii.n milaa huu.N mujhe yaad kiijiye ma.nzil nahii.n huu.N Khizr nahii.n rahazan nahii.n ma.nzil kaa ra.ntaa huu.N mujhe yaad kiijiye merii nigaah-e-shauq se har gul hai devataa mai.n ishq kaa Khudaa huu.N mujhe yaad kiijiye naGmo.n kii ibtidaa thii kabhii mere naam se ashko.n kii i.ntahaa huu.N mujhe yaad kiijiye gum-sum kha.

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Vohi Jhuki Houi

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:08:26 +0000

vahii jhukii hu_ii bele.n vahii dariichaa thaa magar vo phuul-saa cheharaa nazar na aataa thaa mai.n lauT aayaa huu.N Khaamoshiyo.n ke saharaa se vahaa.N bhii terii sadaa kaa Gubaar phailaa thaa qariib tair rahaa thaa bato.n kaa ek jo.Daa mai.n aab_juu ke kinaare udaas baiThaa thaa [bat (batak) = swan] banii nahii.n jo kahii.n par kalii kii turbat thii sunaa nahii.n jo kisii ne havaa…

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Utari Ajeeb Roshaniyaan

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:05:23 +0000

utarii.n ajiib roshaniyaa.N raat Khvaab me.n kyaa kyaa na aks tair rahe the saraab me.n [aks = image; tairanaa = to float; saraab = mirage] kab se hai.n ek harf pe nazare.n jamii.n hu_ii.n vo pa.Dh rahaa huu.N jo nahii.n likkhaa kitaab me.n [harf = a letter of the alphabet] phir tiragii ke Khvaab se chau.Nkaa hai raastaa phir raushanii-sii dau.D ga_ii hai sahaab me.n [tiiragii =…

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Chund Roz

Site Admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:44:35 +0000

cha.nd roz aur merii jaan faqat cha.nd hii roz zulm kii chhaa.Nv me.n dam lene par majabuur hai.n ham ik zaraa aur sitam sah le.n ta.Dap le.n ro le.n apane ajdaad kii miiraas hai maazuur hai.n ham [cha.nd=few; faqat=only; ajdaad=ancestors] [miiraas=ancestral property; maazuur=helpless] jism par qaid hai jazbaat pe za.njiire hai fikr mahabuus hai guftaar pe taaziire.n hai.

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Paas-E-Adab Mein

Site Admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:32:32 +0000

paas-e-adab me.n josh-e-tamannaa liye hue mai.n bhii huu.N ek hubaab me.n dariyaa liye hue rag-rag me.n aur kuchh na rahaa juz Khayaal-e-dost us shoKh ko huu.N aaj saraapaa liye hue saramaayaa-e-hayaat hai hirmaane-e-aashiqii hai saath ek suurat-e-zebaa liye hue josh-e-junuu.N me.n chhuuT gayaa aastaan-e-yaar rote hai.n muu.Nh me.n daaman-e-saharaa liye hue ‘Asghar’ hujuum-e-dard-e…

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Dil Ka Kya Hay

Site Admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:11:25 +0000

dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa vo sitam_gar bhii magar soche kisii pal milanaa vaa.N nahii.n vaqt to ham bhii hai.n adiim-ul-fursat us se kyaa kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milanaa ishq kii raah ke musaafir kaa muqaddar maaluum dasht-e-ummiid me.n andeshe kaa baadal milanaa daaman-e-shab ko agar chaak bhii kar le.n to kahaa.N nuur me.n Duubaa huaa subah kaa aa.

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Fikr Hii Thaharii To Dil

Site Admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:58:39 +0000

fikr hii Thaharii to dil ko fikr-e-Khubaa.N kyo.n na ho Khaak hona ahai to Khaak-e-kuu-e-jaanaa.N kyo.n na ho ziist hai jab mustaqil aavaaraa gardii hii kaa naam aql vaalo phir tavaaf-e-kuu-e-jaanaa.N kyo.n na ho ik na ik rif’at ke aage sajdaa laazim hai to phir aadamii mahav-e-sajuud-e-sirr-e-Khubaa.N kyo.n na ho ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabastaa rahanaa hai to “Josh” zindagii par saayaa…

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What Is Urdu ?

Site Admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 04:02:21 +0000

Urdu is an important South Asian language spoken by nearly 250 million people in India, Pakistan and other neighbouring countries. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, and one of the official languages of India. Urdu communities thrive in many countries around the world. The word Urdu has a Turkish origin which means ‘camp’. It emerged in northern India about one thousand years ago out of…

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Sahir – A Timeless Treat

Site Admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:23:55 +0000

Hi, Here’s an article by Balpreet on Sahir that appeared in Indian Express of October 25, 1998 – exactly 18 years after “the social conscience of Hindi cinema took its final blow.” My comments are enclosed in “< >”. – Vinay P Jain Duniya ne tajurbaat-o-havadis ki shakl mein jo kuchh mujhe diya hai, wo lauta raha hun main (I am returing whatever the world has granted me by way of…

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Courtesans of Lucknow and Urdu Poetry

Site Admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:11:26 +0000

As Mughal rule in Delhi declined, the Nawabs of Avadh came into their own, of course with the help of English, who were more than eager to help. Many courtesans moved from Delhi and surrounding areas to Lucknow, and Urdu poets and the seat of Urdu poetry went with them, to Lucknow where easy money was available in abundance, thanks to the poor farmers, who, as usual, were unaware of the doings of…

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