Re: Urdu Word Game
**aaNkhoN, bhavoN yaa laboN kaa ishaara. other equivalent words are:
Ghamza
'ashvah
iimaa
ishaara
muta’amman urdu meN pahelii [riddles] ko bhii kahte haiN…
do ash’aar jin meN yeh alfaaz aaye haiN:
mahr_o_vafaa O lutf_o_'inaayat…ek se vaaqif in meN nahiiN
aur to sab kuchh tanz _o_kanaayah, ramz_o_ishaara jaane hai
[Khudaa-e-suKhan Mir Taqi “Mir”]
yeh parii_chehra log kaise haiN?
Ghamzah_o_'ashwah_o_ adaa kia hai?
[Mirza Asad Ullah KhaN “Ghalib”]
Ghamzah = amorous glance
'ashwah = Coquetry
did you like the ash’aar?**