1 Urdu couplets and shers with ibtidaa

ibtidaa(m): beginning

Description of ibtidaa: Ibtidaa is an Urdu word meaning the beginning, inception, or commencement of something. Unlike intiha , it evokes the promise of new starts and fresh possibilities. Differs from shuruaat by carrying a more poetic nuance of origin or genesis. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib employ it to symbolize love's first stirrings, as in verses marking emotional awakenings.

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jise anjaam tum samajhte ho

ibtidaa hai

kisi kahaani ki

that which you think

is the ending

is perhaps the start

of another story

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anjaam (m) (7)

result, end

ibtidaa (m) (1)

beginning

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