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Tormenting one’s own self, or anyone else, is not an idea worth thinking about. But it also happens sometimes that one torments oneself out of frustration or pain that one may not put up with. This is a strange psychological state to be in. Poets have found it to be an experience worth writing about. We have collected some verses around this idea for you.

Self-Praise

Many of us are mesmerized by our own dear selves just by instinct. This is a kind of narcissism which takes us to indulge in self-praise. It may not be a very healthy way of conducting oneself but it affords us an opportunity to study human characters. Urdu poetry has developed a discourse of its own kind around this subject. Some cases in point are here for you to appraise.

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ga.e mausam me.n jo khilte the gulaabo.n kii tarah
dil pe utre.nge vahii KHvaab azaabo.n kii tarah

Parveen Shakir

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Ibrahim, also known as Abraham in the Biblical narrative, features prominently in Islam, Christianity and Judaism. He is also the most elaborately written about Prophet in the Quran (Sura 14). He was given the title of Khalil-ul-Allah (friend of God) for his dedication and love for Him. He was a...

Anisur Rahman

Nasri Nazm

akelaa insaan bhuuk me.n KHud ko khaataa hai
ye self eating disorder hai

Tahir Rajput

Ghazal

daKHl har dil me.n tiraa misl-e-suvaidaa ho gayaa
al-amaa.n ai zulf-e-aalam-giir saudaa ho gayaa

Sheikh Bimar Ali Bakhsh

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Rustam was a celebrated wrestler who was immortalized in the Iranian epic Shahnameh by Firdowsi. It is said that his birth was a particularly difficult one for his mother called Rudaba. As his father worried that she might die due to the size of the baby, he summoned the mythical...

Anisur Rahman

Ghazal

buu-zar kaa faqr hazrat-e-faaruuq kaa mizaaj
asnaam-saaz qaum ke sheKH-e-zaman me.n hai

Bebak Bhojpuri

Ghazal

tum ne siikhaa hai kahaa.n se sab ko TarKHaane kaa Dhang
aadmii to aadmii hai rab ko bahkaane kaa Dhang

Anwar Sheikh

Ghazal

haa.n vahii phir ka.aba ban jaa.egaa ai sheKH-e-haram
but-kade kaa pahle naqsha khii.nch phir naqsha bigaa.D

Riyaz Khairabadi

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Sikandar (Alexander) and Dara (Darius) used to be at loggerheads. Sikandar was a great warrior but Dara too was no less in his expertise with respect to planning and waging wars. Dara could watch Sikandar’s movement with the help of jaam-e-jahaan numa which was a cup he had got made...

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