Urdu Shayari & poetry | Rekhta

4.7
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About this app

Rekhta.org is the world’s largest website for Urdu poetry and literature. The Rekhta app presents thousands of Urdu ghazals, sher, nazms, rubai, qita, dohe in three scripts – Urdu, Hindi, and Roman. You may easily find the meanings of any Urdu word in Hindi by just clicking on the word.

A specially curated list of sher on various topics, subjects, and moods like love Shayari, sad Shayari, Motivational Shayari, romantic Shayari, Dosti shayai, ishq shayari, dard shayari, bewafa shayari, Mohabbat shayari, etc. are available for easy reading and sharing with your friends.

Rekhta has the best collection of ghazals and nazms of famous Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib, Meer Taqi Mir, Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jaun Elia, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Rahat Indori, and other major poets. You can also read shayari of progressive poets, women poets, and budding young poets.

The best of Urdu stories, articles, quotes, khaake of major Urdu authors and writers like Sadat Hasan Manto, Premchand, Krishan Chander, Ismat Chughtai and others are available in Urdu and Hindi.

Find any sher o shayari that you are looking for with our powerful search engine. You can search in English, Hindi, or Urdu scripts, the intelligent search engine will give the closest result. Mark your favorite shayari, read offline and dark theme features available in the app.


Download the app to read and understand the finest in Urdu poetry and literature in Urdu, Hindi and English.

Rekhta App Features:
• Shayari in Hindi, English, or Urdu scripts
• Word meanings at a click
• Robust Search facility
• All forms of Urdu poetry like Ghazal, Sher, Nazm, Dohe, Marsiya, Qita, Rubai, Rekhti etc.
• 50,000+ Ghazals, 15,000 Nazms
• 8,000+ classical and young Urdu poets
• Best Urdu stories, articles and quotes in Urdu and Hindi
• Image shayari, Ghazal audio and videos


Additional Features:
• Mark your Favourite Shayari
• Dark Theme
• Easy to share
• Updated regularly with new features and content
Updated on
Apr 25, 2024

Data safety

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
38.6K reviews
Mehul singh
June 25, 2025
I’ve noticed that every time I open the app, I keep seeing the same shayari and poems on the home screen or main sections. It feels repetitive after a while and limits the discovery of new or diverse content. I would love to see more dynamic and frequently updated selections, maybe based on themes, seasons, or poets. It would also be helpful if the app offered better personalized recommendations or a “random shayari” feature to explore lesser-known gems from the Rekhta collection.
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Rekhta Foundation
June 24, 2025
Dear Mehul, we are sorry to hear that there were features that were not working for you. Please share the exact issues you had at [email protected], and we will do our best to rectify those at the earliest. Thanks. Team Rekhta
Baldeep panessar
June 30, 2025
Great resource to read urdu shayari and short stories. While reading the shirt stories though, I feel the urdu fonts are too small and close together, which makes it difficult for a new learner like me to read and resume the story from where I left. if we can have an option of marking the spot where we stopped reading would be of great help. Overall, I have really enjoyed the app!!
5 people found this review helpful
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Rekhta Foundation
July 1, 2025
Dear Baldeep, Thank you for your feedback! We're working on improving the reading experience, and you'll soon see a new, improved version of the app. For now, you can save stories to your Favourites to easily continue reading from where you left off. We truly appreciate your support! Team Rekhta
Haris Daniyal
May 16, 2025
It's my first time reviewing an app, in my last about 8-10 years. Since, I got a phone about 2 years back. I found *Rekhta* I guess on instagram( I don't remember to be exact). The point is, till this day, I love this app really in many different ways from the point of reading a short story, or you are really into poetry, love the words of magic and the magic of words. All Combined, in a pocket friendly way. Now this app needs some makeover some new themes extra, From my POV.
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Rekhta Foundation
May 16, 2025
Dear Haris, We care about your feelings, and every little encouragement makes us better :) So, if you like this app, please consider giving us a 5-star rating. If you have any suggestions, please let us know at [email protected]. Team Rekhta