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وقفہ

waqfa

Means

Interval, pause, or break; a temporary cessation or gap between two events or states of existence.


Urdu Meaning

ٹھہراؤ یا وقفہ۔ دو کاموں کے درمیان آنے والا مختصر سا فاصلہ یا بریک۔

Noun · Masculine · Arabic


Shers using this word

مرگ اک ماندگی کا وقفہ ہے یعنی آگے چلیں گے دم لے کر

Marg ek maandgi ka waqfa hai Yaani aage chalenge dam le kar

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

ٹک تو وقفہ بھی کر اے گردش دوراں کہ یہ جان عمر کے حیف ہی کیا سات چلی جاتی ہے

Tuk to waqfa bhi kar ae gardish-e dauraan ke ye jaan Umr ke haif hi kya saath chali jati hai

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

ہم رہروان راہ فنا دیر رہ چکے وقفہ بسان صبح کوئی دم بہت ہے یاں

Hum rahrawaan-e-raah-e-fana deer reh chuke Waqfa basaan-e-subh koi dam bahut hai yaan

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →