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2 Urdu couplets and shers with masroof

masroof: busy

Description of masroof: Masroof is an Urdu adjective meaning busy or occupied, describing someone engaged in work or activities. Unlike temporary distractions, it implies deep absorption in duties. Differs from "mashghool," which emphasizes mental preoccupation, as masroof focuses more on active involvement. In Urdu poetry, it evokes lovers consumed by longing, as in verses portraying hearts masroof in devotion.

1 / 2: masroof

jaanta hai ki woh na aayenge

phir bhi

masroof-e-intezaar hai dil

i know

she will not come

but yet,

my heart is busy waiting

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

masroof (2)

busy

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

dil (m) (109)

heart

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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2 / 2: masroof

ye sochna ghalat hai ke tum par nazar naheen

masroof hum bahut hain

magar bekhabar naheen

it is wrong to assume

i am not paying attention to you

i am quite busy, but yet

i am not unaware

Aalok Shrivastav (1)

ghalat (3)

wrong, mistake

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

nazar (f) (32)

perspective, sight

masroof (2)

busy

magar (28)

yet, but

bekhabar (4)

ignorant, clueless

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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