Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. krishn lal bhaaTia (1922-2004) taKhallus krishn mohan was born in sialkot. BA (Hons) in English and faarsi, followed by MA in English. Family migrated to India upon partition. Editor of “aavaaz” at lucknow and dehli, and later in the Indian Government Revenue Department. Twenty eight books of collection of his nazm and Ghazal. This is such a loving appreciation of urdu.
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chaahatoN¹ ka jahaan² hai urdu
raahatoN³ ka nishaan⁴ hai urdu   1.desires, longing 2.world 3.comforts, contentment, fulfilment 4.mark symbol
A world of love is urdu
A symbol of pleasure is urdu
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ishq ka etebaar¹ aur vaqaar²
husn² ki aan-baan³ hai urdu     1.dependability, trust 2.dignity, honour 3.beauty 4.pomp and glory
The trust and dignity of love
Pomp and glory of beauty is urdu
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dil-fazaa¹ zau-kada² sabaahat³ ka
aur malaahat⁴ ki kaan⁵ hai urdu   1.heart increasing i.e. increasing pleasure of the heart 2.house brilliance 3.beauty, grace 4.saltiness, a salty look is considered a standard of beauty 5.mine as in gold mine
A heart warming store house of the brilliance of beauty is urdu
A deep rich mine of salty beauty is urdu
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nasr¹ ka hai Khiraam²-e Khush-haNgaam³
shaa’eri ki uRaan hai urdu   1.prose 2.gait, elegant walk 3.pleasing crowd/gathering/collection
A collection of elegance in prose
A flight of imagination in poety is urdu
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zinda hai apna zauq-o-shauq¹ is se
aarzuoN² ki jaan³ hai urdu   1.taste and desire 2.longing 3.soul
Our tasteful desire is alive because of it
The soul of longing for love is urdu
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lutf¹ hasti² ka raNg³ masti⁴ ka
Khushnumaa⁵ kaarvaan hai urdu     1.pleasure 2.life 3.colour/style/ways 4.intoxication
The pleasure of life, the elegant style of inebriation
A caravan of beauty is urdu
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zikr¹-e aaraaesh²-e Kham³-e kaakul⁴
kaif⁵-e hindostaan hai urdu   1.description, story 2.adornment 3.curls 4.hair, forelocks 5.pleasure, exhilaration
The story of the adornment of the beloved’s curly hair
The pleasure of hindustaan is urdu
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daftar¹-e ittehaad²-o-yakjahti³
pyaar ki daastaan⁴ hai urdu    1.ledger, list 2.union, friendship 3.harmony, agreement 4.story
The legder/history of union and harmony
A story of love is urdu
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ekta¹ hai anekta² meN bhi
dost-daari³ ka maan⁴ hai urdu   1.unity 2.diversity 3.taking care of friends 4.honour, dignity
The emblem of unity in diversity
The dignity of friendship is urdu
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Ghaalib¹ o mir² is ke shaidaa³ the
jin ki rooh⁴-e ravaan⁵ hai urdu      1.mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) 2.mir taqi mir (1722-1810) 3.admirers 4.spirit, soul 5.flowing, dynamic
Ghalib and mir among her admirers
Their dynamic spirit is urdu
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aatish¹ o momin² o naziir³ o jigar⁴
jin ki raNgiN zabaan⁵ hai urdu   1.haidar ali aatish (1778-1847) 2.momin KhaaN momin (1800-1852) 3.naziir akbarabaadi (1735-1830) 4.jigar muradabadi (1890-1960) 5.language
aatish and momin, naziir and jigar
Their colourful language is urdu
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is ke aashiq¹ nasiim² aur chakbast³
jin ke jazboN⁴ ki shaan⁵ hai urdu   1.lovers 2.daya shaNkar nasiim (1811-1845) 3.brij narain chakbast (1882-1926) 4.feelings, emotions 5.glory, dignity
nasiim and chakbast were among her lovers
The glory of whose emotions is urdu
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dost is ke suroor¹ aur sarshaar²
is liye shaadmaan³ hai urdu    1.durga sahay suroor (1873-1910) 2.ratan nath sarshaar (1846-1903) 3.happy
suroor and sarshaar were her friends
That is why happy is urdu
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dard-maNd¹ is ke premchand² rahe
jin ke baa’is³ javaan hai urdu   1.sympathizer, support 2.munshi premchand (1880-1936) 3.because of, based on
premchand was her supporter
That is why still youthful is urdu
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is ke mushtaaq¹ mulla² aur firaaq³
jin ke dil ka bayaan⁴ hai urdu   1.eager 2.panDit anand narain mulla (1901-1997) 3.raghupati sahay firaaq gorakhpuri (1896-1982) 4.words, voice
mulla and firaaq were eager
The voice of their heart is urdu
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naara-zan¹ josh² ka Kharosh³ is meN
josh⁴ ki tarjumaan⁵ hai urdu   1.raising a cry 2.josh malihabadi (1898-1982) 3.tumult 4.passion 5.explanation
josh raised a tumult with his cry
The explanation of his passion is urdu
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faiz¹ o iqbaal² o krishn-chandar³ se
vus’at⁴-e be-karaan⁵ hai urdu   1.faiz ahmed faiz (1911-1984) 2.mohammed iqbal (1877-1938) 4.expanse 5.limitless
Because of faiz, iqbaal and krishn chandar
Limitless is the expanse of urdu
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dhuum¹ mahroom² ki hui is meN
aur munavvar³ ki aan⁴ hai urdu   1.fame 2.tilok chand mahroom (1887-1966) 4.bishveshwar parshad munavvar (1897-1970) 4.dignity, respect
mahroom is famous because of her
And the dignity of munavvar is urdu
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raashid¹ o meeraaji² ki albeli³
shooKh⁴ adaa⁵ raazdaan⁶ hai urdu   1.noon miim raashid (1910-1975) 2.mohammed sanaa’ulla meeraaji (1912-1949) 3.free, lively 4.playful 5.style 6.confidante
The confidante of raashid and meeraaji’s
Lively and playful style is urdu
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fitnat¹-o-fan² ki daulat³-e bedaar⁴
krishn-mohan⁵ ki jaan⁶ hai urdu   1.cleverness, wisdom 2.talent, skill 3.wealth, treasure, repository 4.awake, watchful, alert 5.name and pen-name of the poet 6.life, soul
She is an ever watchful repository of wisdom and skill
The life and soul of krishn-mohan is urdu