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2 Urdu couplets and shers with sang

sang(m): rock

1 / 2: sang

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) (2)

rock

adamant, tough

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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2 / 2: sang

jazbe ki kaDi dhoop ho to kya naheen mumkin

ye kis ne kaha

sang pighalta hi naheen hai

if there is intensity of passion

what is not possible?

who said that

the rock doesn't melt?

Akhtar Lakhnvi (1)

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

possible

sang (m) (2)

rock

pighalta (m) (1)

melt

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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