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4 Urdu couplets and shers with taqdeer

taqdeer(m): fate, destiny

Description of taqdeer: Taqdeer is an Urdu word meaning destiny, fate, or divine decree, often referring to the predetermined course of events in life governed by God's will. Unlike qismat, which emphasizes chance or luck, taqdeer underscores an inevitable, preordained path. It differs from nasib by highlighting divine omnipotence over human agency. In Urdu poetry, like Iqbal's verses, taqdeer symbolizes life's unalterable trials shaping the soul's journey.

1 / 4: taqdeer

jaan kar hum bashir badr huye

is mein taqdeer ka

navishta kya

willfully

i became bashir badr

what has destiny's decree

got to do with this?

Bashir Badr (19)

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jaan (m) (16)

life, strength / beloved

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

navishta (1)

decree, written, inscription

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

2 / 4: taqdeer

afraad ke haathon mein hai aqwaam ki taqdeer

har fard hai millat ke

muqaddar ka sitaara

the destiny of the nation

lies in the hands of its people

every person is a pointer

to the fate of the nation

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

afraad (m) (1)

people, individual

aqwaam (f) (1)

country

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

fard (m) (1)

person, individual

millat (f) (1)

nation

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

sitaara (m) (1)

pointer, asterisk

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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3 / 4: taqdeer

khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle

khuda bande se ye pooche

bata teri razaa kya hai

strengthen yourself so much

that before every turn of fate

god asks of his child

tell me, what is your wish?

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

khudi (f) (2)

yourself

buland (2)

tall, lofty, strong

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

pehle (5)

before

khuda (m) (31)

god

bande (m) (2)

children

bata (9)

speak, tell

razaa (m) (3)

consent / pleasure / wish

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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4 / 4: taqdeer

raushan bhi hami se rahi taqdeer hamaari

aur apne muqaddar ki siyaahi

bhi hamein thay

i was the light

in my destiny

and i myself

was the darkness in it too

Naseem Siddiqi (1)

raushan (m) (5)

brightness, light up

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

siyaahi (f) (1)

darkness

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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