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1 Urdu couplets and shers with ruswa

ruswa(m): badreputation, infamy

Description of ruswa: Ruswa is an Urdu adjective meaning dishonored, disgraced, or humiliated, conveying a state of public shame and loss of honor. Unlike mere embarrassment, it implies a profound tarnishing of one's reputation through exposure or scandal. Differs from temporary insults by denoting lasting infamy, akin to being stripped of dignity. In poetry, like Rekhta couplets, it evokes lovers' willing disgrace for passion: "ham?re ishq meñ rusv? hue tum" .

1 / 1: ruswa

khulta kisi pe kyon mere dil ka maamla

sheron ke intekhaab

ne ruswa kiya mujhe

why should my heart’s matters

be open for all to see

my selection of poetry

has disgraced me enough

Mirza Ghalib (63)

khulta (2)

open

dil (m) (109)

heart

maamla (m) (1)

affairs, matters

intekhaab (m) (3)

choice, selection

ruswa (m) (1)

badreputation, infamy

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