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sunā.iye vo latīfa har ek jaam ke saath
ki ek buuñd se īmān TuuT jaatā hai
sunaiye wo latifa har ek jam ke sath
ki ek bund se iman TuT jata hai
dard kī baat kisī hañstī huī mahfil meñ
jaise kah de kisī turbat pe latīfa koī
dard ki baat kisi hansti hui mahfil mein
jaise kah de kisi turbat pe latifa koi
संज्ञा, पुल्लिंग
اسم، مذکر
Urdu has adopted many Arabic and Persian words but they are used in different meanings. One of these words is ‘Latifa’, which in Urdu means a small humorous story, or a joke. Conversely, in Arabic, it means a delicate and excellent thing. Also, in Arab countries, Latifa is used as a proper name for girls. However, the phrase ‘fine arts’ is known in Urdu as ‘Funuun-e-Latifa’. Originally, the word ‘Latifa’ stems out of the word ‘Lutf’, which is used in different ways in Urdu, and ranges from meaning taste (lazzat) to kindness (Mihrbaani). Ameer Minai is one of his famous couplets says: lutf aane lagaa jafaa.o.n me.n vo kahii.n mehrbaa.n na ho jaa.e While Hafeez Jalandhari says: ham se ye baar-e-lutf uThaayaa na jaa.egaa ehsaa.n ye kiijiye ki ye ehsaa.n na kiijiye
Author: Azra Naqvi
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