So I have been trying to learn Nastaliq for a long while. I am a native Hindi speaker. Are there any ways to actually master Nastaliq?

purana pantiyari

..aur aesi badshahi milay gi jis pe kabhi posheedgi aur purana pantiyari nahi ho ga

I need help finding a song I heard today on mast FM 103.00mhz
It had lyrics like "midna paya kabhi wasi taqdeer hu"/ "mah zinda (jaan /something i donot remember) hu"
please I need some help finding it

Additional info:
it was a male singer
it was urdu only

Kind of a weird question but still, (didn't get a satisfactory from people ik)

What did you do to contribute to Urdu Language? And what problems did you faced? If you didn't, why and what problems did you thought you will face that made you give up on it?

The reason i can ask this question is because I personally have done stuff to contribute to it so wanted to know what others here are doing.

This YouTube Channel is really nice, its creator is posting some useful videos to improve your communication skills.

Kab ashko se jud sakta hai, jo toot gya so toot gya Moti ho ya shisha, Jaam ho bull, jo toot gya so toot gya. Tum nahaq tukde chun chun kar daman mein chupae bethe ho, Shishon ka masiha koi nahi, kia aas lagae bethe ho

What is the meaning of jaam ho bull? Also if possible a context/explanation of this stanza would be wonderful! TIA

I hate just using English loan words. There must be a word for it in Urdu. Any ideas?

Update: we did it Reddit! https://ur.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/چلمچی

اس صورت سے

عرض سناتے

درد بتاتے

نیا کھیتے

منت کرتے

رستہ تکتے

کتنی صدیاں بیت گئی ہیں

اب جا کر یہ بھید کھلا ہے

جس کو تم نے عرض گزاری

جو تھا ہاتھ پکڑنے والا

جس جا لاگی ناؤ تمہاری

جس سے دکھ کا دارو مانگا

تورے مندر میں جو نہیں آیا

وہ تو تمہیں تھے

وہ تو تمہیں تھے

I understand that Faiz is complaining to God that, for centuries, we humans have been paying our dues diligently, doing what is expected of us, and waiting for our prayers to be heard.

However, I am confused about the last line, “tore mandir mein jo nahin aaya vo to tumhin the.” Is Faiz saying that, despite earnestly fulfilling our duties, Man still falls short? Or is he implying that Man held up his end of the bargain, but it was God, despite His promises, who never showed up?

I know toba means repent or can mean disappointment or shock but astaphfirullah means the same when do i say each one?

might not be right sub to ask this in but i know toba is used a lot in urdu .

I couldn't find any good podcasts about urdu poetry so I decided to start one myself. In the first episode we talk about what is shayari, what makes a shayar and many other things.I am just an enthusiast and learning things as I go along do tell me if you have anything to add. If you are interested please check it out and support since only your support will help me keep going.

If you guys like it and want more do tell me.

The link is in the comments.

یہ شعر یا شیر نہیں، ببر شیر ہے😄

Hi everyone,

I am of Pakistani diaspora and grew up with speaking Urdu though it was my parents second language. I’m not as fluent in Urdu as I should be, however it would be great to get help to have this phrase translated “disabled is not a dirty word” into English.

A little context. As there’s a lot of ableism within the south Asian community I feel it’s important that south Asian people know that there’s no shame being disabled and there’s nothing wrong with using the word disabled. I’m disabled and it’s been extremely difficult to navigate life when people and from our community stare and ask why I use a wheelchair. I don’t owe anyone my medical history. Anyway, with this I’d like to use this phrase in my art work and create more awareness within the south Asian community especially Pakistanis.

Thank you for reading.

In ghazal "Go zara si baat par barson ke yaarane gae" by Khatir Ghaznavi, what exactly is the meaning and relevance of "Go"/"Gau"? Is this a Persian term?

1. Kalam uni kaabil nahi jo tumhe bayaan kar payegi

Kaagaz aisi bani nahi jo tumhe nyaay de sakegi;

Tutt te sitare jaise tum kho na jao

Kahin tam bas meri yaadon mein na rehjao

TRANSLATION

(No pen, no tool is present to portray you

No paper crafted, that can give justice to you;

I wish you do not disappear like the shooting stars

I wish you don't just stay in my memories)

2. Beshumaar sitaron mein ek chaand ho tum

Sharma jaate hai phool chi jab hasti ho tum

Samundra to kayi gehre hote honge

Magar aankhon se zyada teri kaha hote honge

TRANSLATION

(Among the billions of countless stars, you are the moon

The flowers get shy when you just smile;

Many oceans may be quite deep

But none are any deeper than your eyes)

3. Chaand tod ke tumhare liye la na sakunga

Chaihiye to aaina apni taraf kar lena;

Parchai jaise kahi tüm andhere mein kho na jao

Kahin tum bas meri yaadon mein na rehjao

TRANSLATION

(I may not be able to bring the moon for you

Although, you could just bring a mirror to yourself;

I wish you do not disappear like the darkness

I wish you don't just stay in my memories)

4. Andhere raat mein nikalte tum chaand jaisi

Uunchi hawaon mein lehrati patang jaisi

Binn paani ke baadal ki baarish ho tum

Binn kaaton ka wo khilta gulaab ho tum

TRANSLATION

(You are like the moon in the dark sky

You are like a kite flying in the free sky;

You are the rain for a waterless cloud

You are like a rose without any thorns)

5. Bikhri hui zulphon se tumhari

Dikhti hai raat mein chamaktin nigahein tumhari

Bitt te kal mein to tum kahin tum phir kho na jao

Kahin tum bas meri yaadon mein na rehjao

TRANSLATION

(From amidst your hair

I see your eyes which shine in the nightsky;

I wish you do not disappear into the inevitable tomorrow

I wish you don't just stay in my memories)

6. Raat ke andhere mein chamakta mehtaab ho tum

Khamosh zulmat mein chupa noor ho tum

Phir bhi qareeb hote hai tum to sarr utthta hai

Agar kabhi nazren takra gayin to hatt ti nahi

TRANSLATION

(You are like the moon in the dark sky

You are the radiance in the silent darkness;

Despite this, when you are near, I cannot lift my head

Whenever, my eyes meet yours then they don't move away)

7. Uddte parwanon ki shama ho tum

Sitaron ke mefil se nikli koi pari ho tum

Dubb te suraj ke shaam mein kaash tum kho na jao

Kahin tum bas meri yaadon mein na rehjao

TRANSLATION

(You are like the candle to the flying moths

You are like an angel coming from a kingdom of stars ;

I wish you do not disappear into the twilight sunset

I wish you don't just stay in my memories)

BONUS STANZA:-

Meri nazron se tum khud ko to dekho

Ye heera bhi patthar lagega

Log kehte honge chaand ka tukda ho tum

Mujhse pucho to chaand tumhara tukda lagega

TRANSLATION

(For once look yourself from my perspective

Even diamonds will looks like stones to you ;

People may have told you that you're the piece of the moon

If you ask me then the moon will be a piece of you)

Hi everyone! I am taking a phonetics class at my university and for the final project I have to choose a speaker of my language of choice and analyze their speech. I would like to do a voice call with you and we would be working together trying to find words that highlight the sounds of your language. Please message me if you have any questions, even if you can't help me through a long period of time, even one meeting would be very beneficial. Thank you!

I'm tired of reading every ghazal of Ghalib for his beloved and not having a clue about her. I can't even be sure if it's actually a her or maybe Ghalib's family member or God. I wanna know his lifestory. Why is he such a hopeless romantic. What happened with the poor dude?

https://preview.redd.it/prxjoo8siyxd1.jpg?width=610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb8ac93b96bc7d10c02c8d5dc6519e7b48a9056a

I want to put these words in my room. Literally everywhere - frame on the wall, on the door of my room, on my desktop's wallpaper, etc. Please help me translate it.

What do you think about this Ghazal that I wrote. (ps i have just started learning aruuz so the behar isn't correct)

عجب درد ہے عذاب ہے نقاب

تیرے حسن پر کذاب ہے نقاب

دیکھیے مان لیجیے مذہب عشق میں

بڑے گناہ کا ارتکاب ہے نقاب

شنیدن کہ رخسار شما تاباں از قمر

طالب دید کے ليے بڑا خراب ہے نقاب

محشر پہ رکھا ہے حقیقت نے بے نقابی کا وعدہ

اے قضا ! جلدی آ ! باعث اضطراب ہے نقاب

وصل بھی اور حیا و حجاب بھی

معصومیت کا اچھا سراب ہے نقاب

جی چاہتا ہے پلٹ دوں مجنون

میرے صبر کا حساب ہے نقاب

~اسّد مجنون

I can read Urdu perfectly fine when it's typed out digitally, but I really struggle when it comes to reading handwritten Urdu. I find it difficult to recognize certain letters and words due to different handwriting styles and how the letters are joined.

Does anyone have tips that could help me get better at reading Urdu handwriting?

Thanks in advance!

Let me know your thoughts on it.

Here's an interesting video i found on this topic.

https://youtu.be/PG8Pm3Qfb38?si=u2tv-5o9TdmPtEnm

no translations. ik this is a very broad topic but im not looking for anything specific so just reply with any book that comes to ur mind, thanks