Urdu Words in Hindi Love Poetry: A Mini Glossary

Hindi love shayari draws heavily on Urdu vocabulary. This glossary will help you read it with confidence.

Feelings

Word	Romanised	Meaning
इश्क़	ishq	passionate love
मोहब्बत	mohabbat	love
दर्द	dard	pain
ग़म	gham	sorrow
ख़ुशी	khushee	happiness
सुकून	sukoon	calm, peace
बेक़रारी	beqaraaree	restlessness
तड़प	tadap	yearning

People and places

Word	Romanised	Meaning
महबूब	mehboob	beloved
दिलबर	dilbar	one who steals the heart
हमसफ़र	humsafar	travelling companion
दीदार	deedaar	sight, glimpse
महफ़िल	mehfil	gathering

Poetry and time

Word	Romanised	Meaning
ख़्वाब	khwaab	dream
इंतज़ार	intezaar	waiting
फ़ासला	faasla	distance
मुलाक़ात	mulaaqaat	meeting
जुदाई	judaaee	separation
वादा	vaada	promise
वफ़ा	wafaa	faithfulness

Using them

These words give poetry its characteristic flavour. You can use many in everyday messages, but they feel more formal or literary than plain Hindi words.

Pairs worth knowing

• वफ़ा and बेवफ़ाई (bewafaaee), faithfulness and unfaithfulness
• मिलन (milan) and जुदाई, union and separation

An original example

तेरा दीदार हो तो दिन बन जाता है, वरना हर लम्हा इंतज़ार बन जाता है।

Tera deedaar ho to din ban jaata hai, warna har lamha intezaar ban jaata hai. If I see you, the day is made; otherwise every moment turns to waiting.

An original couplet for illustration only.

Tips

1. Learn a few words a week.
2. Read shayari with the glossary at hand.
3. Notice repeated words across verses.

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