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1 Urdu couplets and shers with darkaar

darkaar(m): necessary, required

Description of darkaar: Darkaar is an Urdu word meaning "need," "requirement," or "necessity," often denoting something essential or indispensable in daily or formal contexts. Unlike "zarurat," which implies a basic or survival-level want, darkaar conveys a more pressing or contextual demand. Differs from "chahiye," a colloquial expression of desire, as it carries a formal tone of obligation. In poetry, it evokes longing, as in lyrics pleading "darkaar hai deedar ki tere" for a

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aql mein yun tonahi koi kami

ik zara divaangi

darkaar hai

there is nothing lacking

in intellect and reason

but you still need

a touch of madness

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

divaangi (f) (1)

madness

darkaar (m) (1)

necessary, required

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