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5 Urdu couplets and shers with kaarwaan

kaarwaan(m): caravan

Description of kaarwaan: Kaarwaan is an Urdu word meaning a caravan, referring to a group of travelers or merchants journeying together across deserts or trade routes for safety and companionship. Unlike a solitary voyage, it emphasizes collective movement and shared protection against perils. Differs from a modern convoy by its historical association with camels, tents, and nomadic commerce in Persianate cultures. In Urdu poetry, it evokes imagery of life's transient journey, as in

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main akela hi chala tha jaanib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwaan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

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akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

jaanib (m) (3)

towards

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

magar (28)

yet, but

log (m) (9)

people

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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izn-e-khiraam lete hue aasmaan se hum

haT kar chale hain

raahguzar-e-kaarwaan se hum

taking permission to leave

from the heavens above

we parted ways from

the path of the caravan

Asrarul Haq Majaz (6)

izn (m) (2)

permission, authorization

khiraam (m) (1)

graceful walk

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

raahguzar (m) (5)

path

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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dekhiye to hai kaarwaan varna

har musaafir

safar mein tanha hai

if you observe

you see a caravan, but

every traveler

is alone in the journey

Jamil Nazar (2)

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

varna (6)

or else

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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jaada jaada chhoD jaao apni yaadon ke nuqoosh

aane vaale kaarwaan ke

raahnuma ban kar chalo

leave the marks of your memories

on every path you tread

walk as a guide

for caravans that follow

Azeez Baghravi (1)

chhoD (7)

leave

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

nuqoosh (f) (1)

imprints, marks

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

raahnuma (m) (1)

guide, leader

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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kaarwaan se jo bhi bichhda gard-e-sahraa ho gaya

TuuT kar patte kab

apni shakh par waapas hue?

whoever got separated from the caravan

became the dust of the desert

when have fallen leaves

ever returned to their branch

Ahmad Zafar (2)

TuuT (m) (4)

break

bichhDe (m) (2)

disperse, part way

sahraa (m) (5)

wilderness, desert

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

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Featured Themes

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Miscellany (44)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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