73: New Year 2022: Some Gems of Urdu Poetry to Start a 'Mubarak' New Year

<div> <em>Mubarak</em> meaning auspicious, and this should be the way to usher in the start of a new year. This word has often been used in Urdu poetry as a way of taunting. For instance, Shakeel Badayuni's sher is complaining about the lover's oblivion. <br> <br> <em>Ye ada-e-be-niyaazi tujhe bewafa mubaarak</em> </div> <div> <em>Magar aisi be-rukhi kya ki salaam tak na pahunche<br> <br> </em>Tune in, as we explore more such ways through which the poets have expressed their <em>mubaarak</em> moments reaching out to the one they love. </div> <div><br> </div>