Sher-o-Shaayari - Lafz - Urdu words and their meaning and usage

Lafz - January 22nd, 2020

1/22/2020

Urdu word of the day: ranj

Meaning: grief, distress

Usage:
ranj kii jab guftagoo hone lagii
aap se tum tum se tuu hone lagii
[Daag Dehlvi]

Related word(s):

ranj_afzaa - one that increases grief
ranj_deedaa - full of grief/sad
ranjish - 1) enmity 2) misunderstanding 3) distress
ranjeedaa - grief-stricken

ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoR ke jaane ke liye aa
[Ahmed Faraz]

Lafz -January 20th, 2020

1/20/2020

Urdu word of the day: dastoor

Meaning: custom, tradition

Usage:
aur kuchh din ye dastoor-e-maiKhaanaa hai, tashnaakaamii ke ye din guzar jaayenge
mere saaqii ko nazaren uThaane to do, jitane Khaalii haiN sab jaam bhar jaayenge
[Raaz Ilahabadi]

maiKhaanaa = place where wine is served
tashnaa_kaamii = thirst, deprivation (of wine)
saaqii = one who serves the wine
Khalii = empty
jaam = wine cup

Lafz - January 17th, 2020

1/17/2020

Urdu word of the day: chaashnii

Meaning: sugar syrup, extremely sweet liquid

Usage:
shahad-o-sharaab-e-Khuld meN ye chaashnii kahaaN
kuchh Khoon-e-dil se baRh ke mazaa ho to jaaniye
[Mohamed Ali Jauhar]

shahad = honey
sharaab = wine
Khuld = Eden, paradise
mazaa = joy

Related word(s):
chaashnii_geer - one who uses sweet syrup, a cook/pastry chef

Lafz - January 15th, 2020

1/15/2020

Urdu word of the day: alam

Meaning: flag (of war)

Usage:
sitaare toRo yaa ghar basaao
alam uThaao yaa sar jhukaao
tumhaarii aaNkhoN kii raushanii tak hai khel saaraa
ye khel hogaa nahiiN dobaaraa
[Nida Fazli]

Related word(s):
alam_daar - flag bearer

Lafz - January 13th, 2020

1/13/2020

Urdu word of the day: taGaaful

Meaning: neglect, indifference, apathy

Usage:
ham ne maanaa ki taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak
- Mirza Ghalib

Related word(s):
taGaaful_aashnaa
taGaaful_kesh
taGaaful_peshaa
taGaaful_shiyaar

All the above words mean the same - being purposefully indifferent. As such, they are all used to refer to one's beloved.

jee meN aataa hai ki us shoKh-e-taGaaful_kesh se
ab na miliye phir kabhii aur bewafaa ho jaayiye
- Hasrat Mohani

yahaaN jo bhii taGaaful_aashnaa hai
wahii ham bad_naseeboN kaa Khudaa hai
- Abdul Hameed Adam

Lafz - January 10th, 2020

1/10/2020

Urdu word of the day: zikr

Meaning: mention

Usage:
wo baat saare fasaane meN jis kaa zikr na thaa
wo baat un ko bahot naagawaar guzarii hai
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz

fasaanaa = story, tale
bahot = very
naagawaar = not to (one's) liking

Lafz - January 8th, 2020

1/8/2020

Urdu word of the day: aseer

Meaning: prisoner

Usage:
ham huye tum huye ki 'Meer' huye
us kii zulfoN ke sab aseer huye
[Meer Taqi Meer]

Lafz - January 6th, 2020

1/6/2020

Urdu word of the day: wafaat

Meaning: death

Usage:
zameer marataa hai ehasaas kii Khaamoshii se
ye wo wafaat hai jis kii Khabar nahiiN hotii
- Midahtul Akhtar

Related Word(s)
None.

Lafz - January 3rd, 2020

1/3/2020

Urdu word of the day: kahkashaaN

Meaning: The Milky Way, galaxy

Usage:
inhiiN pattharoN pe chal kar agar aa sako to aao
mere ghar ke raaste meN ko_ii kahkashaaN nahiiN hai
- Mustafa Zaidi

Related word(s):
None.

Lafz - January 1st, 2020

1/1/2020

Urdu word of the day: nisbat

Meaning: 1. relation/connection 2. ratio/proportion

Usage:
kis ko hamaare haal se nisbat hai kyaa kaheN
aaNkheN to dushmanoN kii bhii pur_nam hai dosto
- Ahmed Faraz

pur_nam = wet

Gam kii nisbat na poochhiye ham se
apane hisse meN behisaab aayaa
- Sardar Anjum

Related word(s):
nisbatii - related to