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Lafz - October 12th, 2018

10/12/2018

Word: haajat

Meaning: need

Usage:
chipak rahaa hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan
hamaarii jeb ko ab haajat-e-rafoo kyaa hai
[Mirza Ghalib]

chipak = stick (to)
badan = body
lahoo = blood
pairaahan = clothes
jeb = pocket
rafoo = mending, sewing

Related words:

haajat_mand = needy, poor
haajat_rawaa_ii = supplying/producing what is needed

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Lafz - October 10th, 2018

10/10/2018

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Word: inteKhaab

Meaning: selection, choice

Usage:
khulataa kisii pe kyoN mere dil kaa muaamalaa
sheroN ke inteKhaab ne ruswaa kiyaa mujhe
[Mirza Ghalib]

muaamalaa = mystery
ruswaa = notorious

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Lafz - October 8th, 2018

10/8/2018

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Word: tilism

Meaning: spell, enchantment

Usage:
jadoo hai yaa tilism tumhaarii zabaan meN
tum jhooTh kah rahe the mujhe aitabaar thaa
[Bekhud Dehlvi]

aitabaar = trust

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Lafz - October 5th, 2018

10/5/2018

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Word: adaavat

Meaning: enmity

Usage:
dostoN se is qadar sadameN uThaaye jaan par
dil se dushman kii adaavat kaa gilaa jaataa rahaa
[Haider Ali Aatish]

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Lafz - October 3rd, 2018

10/3/2018

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Word: anjaam

Meaning: result

Usage:
ai muhabbat tere anjaam pe ronaa aayaa
jaane kyoN aaj tere naam pe ronaa aayaa
[Shakeel Badayuni]

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Lafz - October 1st, 2018

10/1/2018

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Word: taKhallus

Meaning: pen-name, pseudonym

Usage:
ko_ii naam-o-nishaaN poochhe to ai qaasid bataa denaa
taKhallus "Daag" hai aur aashiqoN ke dil meN rahate haiN
[Daag Dehlvi]

qaasid = messenger, letter-writer
aashiq = lover, beau

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Lafz - 13th October, 2017

10/13/2017

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Word: faisalaa

Meaning: decision

Usage:
ishq hai ishq, ye mazaaq nahiiN
chand lamhoN meN faisalaa na karo
[Sudarshan Faakir]

mazaaq - joke
chand = few

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Lafz - 11th October, 2017

10/11/2017

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Word: figaar

Meaning: wounded

Usage:
ham jinheN dil se pyaar karate haiN
wo hii dil ko figaar karate haiN
[Sahir Hoshiarpuri]

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Lafz - 9th October, 2017

10/9/2017

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Word: falak

Meaning: sky

Usage:
kuchh to de ai falak-e-na_insaaf
aah-o-fariyaad kii ruKhsat hii sahii
[Mirza Ghalib]

naa_insaaf = unjust
aah = lamentation
fariyaad = plea
ruKhsat = departure

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Lafz - 29th August, 2016

8/29/2016

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Word : baaG

Meaning : garden

Note: 'baaG' is written with 'Gain', a letter of the Urdu alphabet that has a hard 'G' sound that is not found in Hindi. It is written in Devnagri with a dot below the alphabet 'g' which corresponds to the letter 'gaaf' in Urdu.

Usage :
baaG meN lagataa nahiiN saharaa se ghabaraataa hai jii
ab kahaaN le jaake baiTheN aise deewaane ko ham
[Nazeer Akbarabadi]

Related word(s):
baaG_baaN = gardener, caretaker
baaG_baanii = gardening
baaG_baan-e-azal = God
baaG-baaG =(to be) very happy/overjoyed

gesoo-e-yaar kii hawaa aaj baaG-baaG hai
Gam hai so phool phool hai dil hai so daaG-daaG hai
[Unknown]

baGeechaa, baaGeechaa =small garden
baaG-e-bahisht, baaG-e-rizwaaN, baaG-e-Khuld, baaG-e-adam = paradise

baaG-e-bahisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diyaa thaa kyoN
kaar-e-jahaaN daraaz hai ab meraa intazaar kar
[Sir Mohammed Iqbal]

daraaz = long

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