1 Urdu couplets and shers with ashar
ashar(m): wisdom
Description of ashar: Ashar is an Urdu word meaning a poetic verse or couplet, typically a rhyming hemistich forming half of a traditional Urdu sher in poetry. Unlike a full ghazal, which comprises multiple such couplets linked thematically, ashar stands alone as a concise, self-contained unit. Differs from matla, the opening couplet of a ghazal that often repeats its first line. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib craft ashar to encapsulate profound emotions,
1 / 1: ashar
agar nahi hain mere ashar
mein maane na sahi
no craving for appreciation
nor a concern for reward
if my words makes no sense
it is what it is
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