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Date: 31-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'kaif'


Meaning:
kaif - exhilaration/intoxication/joy

Couplet:

mujhe ha.ngaamaa-e-ja.ng-o-jadal me.n kaif milataa hai 
merii fitarat ko Khuu.Nrezii ke afasaano.n se raGbat hai 
[Sahir Ludhianvi]

[ja.ng-o-jadal = war and strife; kaif = joy; fitarat = nature] 
[Khuu.Nrezii = bloodthirsty/bloody; raGbat = interest] 

Associated words:

kaifi - one who is intoxicated
kaifiyat - 1)  condition or state 2) narration

More couplets:

kaifiyat-e-chashm us kii mujhe yaad hai "Saudaa"
saaGar ko mere haath se lenaa ki mai.n chalaa
[Mohammed Rafi Sauda]