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2 Urdu couplets and shers with imaarat

imaarat(f): structure

Description of imaarat: Imaarat is an Urdu word meaning the possession of command, such as the office or authority of a commander or governor. Unlike transient power, it emphasizes enduring institutional control rooted in governance. Differs from personal leadership by denoting formal, hierarchical dominion often tied to administrative roles. In Urdu poetry, imaarat evokes majestic edifices symbolizing rulers' grandeur and impermanence.

1 / 2: imaarat

tilism-e-gumbad-e-garduun ko toD sakte hain

zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass,

not of unbreakable rock

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

tilism (m) (4)

spell, magic

gumbad (m) (2)

dome

garduun (m) (1)

heavens

toD (4)

to break

zujaaj (m) (1)

fragile, made of glass

imaarat (f) (2)

structure

sang (m) (3)

rock

khaara (1)

adamant, tough

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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2 / 2: imaarat

mat karo fikr imaarat ki koi zer-e-falak

khaana-e-dil jo gira hai

use taameer karo

concern yourself not about

buildings under the sky

rebuild that which has fallen

in the house of your heart

Dulhan (1)

fikr (m) (5)

concern, fear

imaarat (f) (2)

structure

zer (m) (3)

under

falak (m) (1)

sky, heaven

khaana (m) (5)

room, section, space

dil (m) (109)

heart

taameer (m) (1)

construct, rebuild

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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