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1 Urdu couplets and shers with kaanTa

kaanTa(m): thorn

Description of kaanTa: 'KaanTa' is an Urdu word meaning a thorn or prickle, often referring to a sharp, pointed spine on plants or a figurative irritant causing discomfort. Unlike a blade, which cuts smoothly, kaanTa pierces and embeds painfully in the skin. Differs from 'khaar', a broader term for any thorny shrub, as kaanTa specifies the individual spike. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes love's torment, as in verses evoking a lover's heart pierced

1 / 1: kaanTa

burii sarisht na badli jagah badalne se

chaman mein aa ke bhi

kaanTa gulaab ho na saka

bad nature doesn't get better

by changing location

even by entering the garden

the thorn couldn't turn into a flower

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

sarisht (m) (1)

nature

jagah (m) (5)

place

chaman (m) (6)

garden

kaanTa (m) (1)

thorn

gulaab (m) (4)

rose

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