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Lafz - 29th June, 2016

6/29/2016

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Word: rajaa

Meaning: hope/expectation

Usage: 
beem bhii hai rajaa bhii hai waham bhii hai gumaaN bhii hai
dard-o-alam kii bheeR meN dil kaa kahiiN nishaaN bhii hai
[Zia Fatehabadi]

beem - fear/dread

Associated word(s):
rajaa_ii - hopeful/optimistic
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Lafz - 24th June, 2016

6/24/2016

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Word : habeeb

Meaning : friend

Usage:
na to maiN kisii kaa habeeb hooN, na to maiN kisii kaa raqeeb hooN
jo bigaR gayaa wo naseeb hooN, jo ujaR gayaa wo dayaar hooN

raqeeb = rival
dayaar = house, place

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Lafz - 22nd June, 2016

6/22/2016

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Word : goshaa

Meaning : corner

Note: It is also used to indicate solitude.

Usage : 
har goshaa gulistaaN thaa kal raat jahaaN maiN thaa
ek jashn-e-bahaaraaN thaa kal raat jahaaN maiN thaa
[Khalid Kuwaiti]

Related words
1. goshaa_geer/goshaa_nashiiN - confined to a corner, one who keeps to himself

aare aalam meN ho gaye mash_hoor
jo muhabbat ke goshaa_geer huye
[Arsh Malsiyani]

2. goshaa_nasheenii - to stay away from others

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Lafz - 20th June, 2016

6/20/2016

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Word : taaboot

Meaning : coffin

Usage : 
bekafan dafn kiye jaayenge ai 'Dard' kabhii
apane hii jism ke taaboot ke andar ham log
[Prem 'Dard']

bekafan = without a shroud (burial garment)
dafn = buried
jism = body
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Lafz - 17th June, 2016

6/17/2016

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Word : tasleem

Meaning : salutation

Usage :
ham bhii tasleem kii Khoo Dalenge
beniyaazii terii aadat hii sahii
[Mirza Ghalib]

Khoo - habit
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Lafz - 15th June, 2016

6/15/2016

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Word : jaras

Meaning : caravan bell

Usage : 
nahiiN aatii ab aawaaz-e-jaras bhii
ubaar-e-kaarawaaN hai aur maiN hooN
[Josh Malihabadi]

Gubaar-e-kaarawaaN = dust left behind by a caravan

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Lafz - 13th June, 2016

6/13/2016

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Word : muKhaalif

Meaning : opponent, enemy, on the opposite side

Usage:
apanii nazaroN meN gunaah_gaar na hote kyoN kar
dil bhii dushman hai muKhaalif ke gawaahoN kii tarah
Sudarshan Faakir]

gunaah_gaar = guilty person
gawaah = witness
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Lafz - 10th June, 2016

6/10/2016

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Word: muheeb

Meaning : formidable, filled with dread

Usage:
har taraf ek muheeb sannaaTaa
dil dhaRakataa to hai magar Khaamosh
[Himayat Ali Shayar]


Note: The purer form of this word is 'maheeb' but this is a more commonly used form in Urdu. 
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Lafz - 8th June, 2016

6/9/2016

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Word : barq

Meaning : lightning [n. fem. Arabic]

Usage: 
chaman meN barq nahiiN chhoRatii kisii soorat
tarah tarah se banaataa hooN aashiyaane ko
[Qamar Jalalwi]
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Lafz - 6th June, 2016

6/9/2016

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Word :mukammal

Meaning : complete

Usage :
kabhii kisii ko mukammal jahaaN nahiiN milataa
kahiiN zameeN to kahiiN aasmaaN nahiiN milataa
[Shahryar]

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