Adab Khana - Urdu Poetry, Ghazals & Literature

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نازکی اس کے لب کی کیا کہیے پنکھڑی اک گلاب کی سی ہے

Nazuki us ke lab ki kya kahiye Pankhari ek gulab ki si hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

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دیکھ تو دل کہ جاں سے اٹھتا ہے یہ دھواں سا کہاں سے اٹھتا ہے

Dekh to dil ke jaan se uthta hai Yeh dhuwan sa kahan se uthta hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

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Falak

فلکफ़लक

Noun · Arabic

The sky, firmament, or heavens.

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Chashm

چشمचश्म

Noun · Persian

Eye; in poetry, often used to describe the expressive or enchanting gaze of the beloved.

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Gawara

گواراगवारा

Adjective · Persian

Acceptable, pleasant, or agreeable.

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Be-taab

بے تابबे-ताब

Adjective · Persian

Restless, impatient, or anxious.

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Gohar-e-gosh

گوہر گوشगौहर-ए-गोश

Noun · Persian

The pearl of the ear; a poetic reference to an earring or the lobe itself.

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Masti

مستیमस्ती

Noun · Persian

Intoxication, playfulness, revelry.

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Mir Taqi Mir

1723–1810

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Mir Taqi Mir

Mir Taqi Mir, known as Khuda-e-Sukhan, is a pioneer of classical Urdu poetry. He is celebrated for transforming deep personal grief and the fall of 18th-century Delhi into simple, timeless ghazals.

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