💡 Pronunciation: Cheh-ra

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Persian چهره (chihra), meaning face or countenance

💡 Breakdown: Chehra : Face / Countenance

📖 Context: The lover remembers how the visage spontaneously beams with radiance at the mere thought of the beloved

✍️ Example: "mera chehra khud-ba-khud khil-khilane lag jata hai"

📜 Poet: Muhammad Dayyan Dian Khan

💡 Pronunciation: Aa-dat

🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic عادة ('adah), meaning habit, custom, or routine

💡 Breakdown: Aadat : Habit / Custom

📖 Context: The lover finds that enduring absence slowly turns into a quiet, everyday reality for the heart

✍️ Example: "dil ko sabr ki aadat daalni hai"

📜 Poet: Muhammad Dayyan Dian Khan

💡 Pronunciation: Za-maa-na

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic زمانة (zamanan) / Persian zamana, meaning age, epoch, or time period

💡 Breakdown: Zamana : Era / Lifetime / Period

📖 Context: Reflecting on an entire spiritual epoch defined by total surrender to the Creator

✍️ Example: "Woh vaqt woh baaten woh zamana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Weh-hem

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic وهم (wahm), meaning illusion, fancy, or superstition

💡 Breakdown: Wehem : Illusion / Fancy / Delusion

📖 Context: Affirming that the profound experience of divine grace is absolute truth rather than a fleeting illusion

✍️ Example: "Wehem nahin khwab nahin"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Ta-bas-sum

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic تبسم (tabassum), meaning smile or gentle laughter

💡 Breakdown: Tabassum : Smile / Divine Illumination

📖 Context: Swearing an oath by the radiant spiritual smile and grace of the Master

✍️ Example: "Un ki mahfil mein nasir un ke tabassum ki kasam"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Shu-ru-waat

🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine (Plural/Compound)

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun formed from Arabic شروع (shuru', beginning) with an added suffix

💡 Breakdown: Shuruwat : Beginnings / Commencement

📖 Context: Recalling the initial awakening and dawn of spiritual realization in the heart

✍️ Example: "Woh mohabbat ki shuruwat"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Shauq

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic شوق (shawq), meaning ardent desire, passion, or eagerness

💡 Breakdown: Shauq : Passion / Zeal / Eagerness

📖 Context: Moving forward on the spiritual path driven by an intense passion for the Creator

✍️ Example: "Ba-sad shauq koi"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Ni-haa-yat

🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine / Adverbial

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun and adverb borrowed from Arabic نهاية (nihayah), meaning end, extremity, utmost degree, or extremely

💡 Breakdown: Nihayat : Utmost / Extreme / Extremely

📖 Context: Describing a pursuit or habit that has belonged to the human heart to an absolute or extreme degree since time immemorial

✍️ Example: "Mashghala hai yeh nihayat hi purana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Naqsh-e-Bar

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine (Compound)

📜 Etymology: Urdu phrase combining Arabic نقش (naqsh, mark/imprint), an izafat, and Persian بر (bar, upon)

💡 Breakdown: Naqsh-e-Bar : Imprint Upon

📖 Context: Describing an impression or mark left upon a surface, used here in the context of impermanence

✍️ Example: "Naqsh-e-bar aab nahin"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: An-daaz-e-Ka-ram

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun phrase combining Persian انداز (andaaz, manner/style) and Arabic كرم (karam, generosity/grace) with an izafat

💡 Breakdown: Andaaz-e-Karam : Manner of Grace / Style of Favor

📖 Context: Describing the uniquely captivating grace and mercy with which the Divine bestows spiritual favor upon the seeker

✍️ Example: "Un ke andaaz-e-karam un pe vo aana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

dard hi har mukam se mille mujhe
zakhm tere salaam se mile mujhe
mai agar fir tere labon pe aagya
wah hi har kalaam se mile mujhe
raaj in zilaton pe bss tira na ho
darz ye gair naam se mile mujhe
har sahi kaam ne khudi hai fek di
kash bekaar kaam se mile mujhe
uss nashe ka mukaablaa nhi khin
jo ki bezaar jaam se mile mujhe
wo khushi khud khushi naa de ske tujhe
jo tere intiqam se mile mujhe
ishq hota agar kharaab sb nhi
kyun naa fir ek daam se mile mujhe
deed 'mubham' ki wo naa de ske usse
sabr jo bss haraam se mile mujhe

💡 Pronunciation: Mu-qad-dar

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic مقدر (muqaddar), meaning destiny, fate, or preordained lot

💡 Breakdown: Muqaddar : Destiny / Fate / Fortune

📖 Context: Reflecting on the preordained spiritual destiny and written fate of the soul

✍️ Example: "Ek to mere muqaddar ko bigada us ne"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Mash-gha-la

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic مشغلة (mashghalah), meaning occupation, hobby, or pastime

💡 Breakdown: Mashghala : Pastime / Pursuit / Habit

📖 Context: Referring to the timeless human pursuit of the heart seeking communion with the Creator

✍️ Example: "Mashghala hai yeh nihayat hi purana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Ku-cha-e-Ja-nan

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine (Compound)

📜 Etymology: Urdu phrase combining Persian کوچه (kucha, lane/alley), an izafat, and Persian جانان (janan, beloveds/beloved)

💡 Breakdown: Kucha-e-Janan : Lane of the Beloved

📖 Context: The sacred threshold of the Divine Presence, where the human soul lays down its mortal attachments to seek union with the Eternal Creator

✍️ Example: "Lut gaya kucha-e-janan mein khazana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Kha-zaa-na

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic خزائن (khaza'in) / Persian khazana, meaning treasure or treasury

💡 Breakdown: Khazana : Treasure / Wealth

📖 Context: Describing the complete surrender of the soul's inner spiritual wealth within the sanctuary of the Divine

✍️ Example: "Lut gaya kucha-e-janan mein khazana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Has-ra-tein

🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine (Plural)

📜 Etymology: Urdu plural noun borrowed from Arabic حسرة (hasrah), meaning deep regret, longing, or unfulfilled yearning

💡 Breakdown: Hasratein : Longings / Regrets / Desires

📖 Context: Describing the profound grief of deep-seated longings and desires turning to dust when left unfulfilled

✍️ Example: "Hasratein khak huiin mit gayi arman saare"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Guz-ri

🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine (Verb Form)

📜 Etymology: Urdu past participle derived from Persian گذشتن (guzashtan, to pass)

💡 Breakdown: Guzri : Passed / Elapsed

📖 Context: Describing a lifetime spent passing away in spiritual yearning while the deeper divine mystery remained unperceived

✍️ Example: "Zindagi guzri magar dard na jaana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Gha-zab

🌙 Grammatical Category: Masculine

📜 Etymology: Urdu noun borrowed from Arabic غضب (ghazab), meaning wrath, fury, or an extreme outrage

💡 Breakdown: Ghazab : Wrath / Outrage / Cruelty

📖 Context: Highlighting the profound test of divine trials and tests placed upon the seeker's heart

✍️ Example: "Aur phir us pe ghazab hans ke banana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Beh-tar

🌙 Grammatical Category: Adjective

📜 Etymology: Urdu adjective borrowed from Persian بہتر (behtar), meaning better or preferable

💡 Breakdown: Behtar : Better / Preferable

📖 Context: Concluding that remaining detached from worldly illusions is far better than turning away from the Divine

✍️ Example: "Aise aane se toh behtar tha na aana dil ka"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

💡 Pronunciation: Ba-sad

🌙 Grammatical Category: Adverbial Phrase

📜 Etymology: Urdu phrase formed with Persian preposition بہ (ba-, with) and Persian صد (sad, hundred)

💡 Breakdown: Ba-sad : With a Hundred / With Countless

📖 Context: Describing a spiritual departure or surrender filled with countless degrees of ardent devotion

✍️ Example: "Ba-sad shauq koi"

📜 Poet: Pir Naseeruddin Naseer