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1 Urdu couplets and shers with fakat

fakat: only

Description of fakat: Fakat is a Turkish conjunction meaning "but" or "however," derived from Arabic faqa? . Unlike ama, which is more neutral, fakat often carries a sharper contrast in formal or emphatic contexts. Differs from ancak by being slightly less restrictive, favoring nuanced oppositions in speech. In Urdu poetry, it heightens dramatic tension, as in Ghalib's verses juxtaposing love's joy and pain.

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fakat baal rangne se kuch nahi hota, ghalib

kuch naadaniyan bhi

kiya karo jawan rehne ke liye

just by coloring your hair

nothing will happen, ghalib

do some crazy stuff

to retain your youth

Mirza Ghalib (63)

fakat (1)

only

baal (m) (2)

hair

rangne (m) (1)

color

naadaniyan (1)

crazy

jawan (m) (1)

young, youth

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