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4 Urdu couplets and shers with maut

maut(m): death

Description of maut: Maut is an Urdu word meaning death, often denoting any cause including accidental or natural, as distinguished from wafaat, which specifically implies natural, non-violent death. Unlike wafaat, which carries a gentler connotation of peaceful passing, maut evokes finality and can apply broadly to the demise of passions, earth, or kingdoms. Differs from English "death" by its nuanced Quranic usage, where it contrasts with tawaffaytani for natural demise, as in Jesus's

1 / 4: maut

kam se kam maut se aisi mujhe ummeed nahin

zindagi tu ne to dhoke pe

diya hai dhoka

of death, at least,

i don’t expect this

oh life, you have only

cheated me, again and again

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

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zindagi (f) (41)

life

maut (m) (4)

death

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

dhoka (m) (1)

deceit

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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2 / 4: maut

koyi ummeed bar nahi aati koyi soorat nazar nahi aati

maut ka ek din muayyin hai

neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati

no hope comes to pass

no face seen anywhere

death has a fixed day to arrive

why then doesn't sleep come all night

Mirza Ghalib (63)

ummeed (m) (10)

hope, expectation

soorat (f) (5)

face, in the form of

nazar (f) (32)

perspective, sight

maut (m) (4)

death

muayyin (m) (1)

fixed, appointed

neend (f) (5)

sleep

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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3 / 4: maut

qaid-e-hayaat o band-e-gham asl me dono ek hai

maut se pahle aadmi

gham se najaat paaye kyun

the prison of life and

the chain of sorrow are the same

why should we seek

release from grief before dying?

Mirza Ghalib (63)

qaid (m) (5)

imprisoned, captive

hayaat (f) (4)

life

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

gham (m) (19)

sorrow, sadness

asl (m) (1)

actually, in reality

maut (m) (4)

death

pahle (m) (7)

before

najaat (f) (1)

freedom, deliverance

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

4 / 4: maut

agar ruk jaaye meri dhaDkan tho maut na samajhna

kayi baar aisa hua hai

federer ko yaad karte karte

if my heart stops a while

don’t presume I am dead

many a time it so happens

when i recollect federer!

Mirza Ghalib (63)

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

dhaDkan (m) (1)

heartbeat

maut (m) (4)

death

samajhna (2)

to understand

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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Nature, World & Universe (50)

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