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2 Urdu couplets and shers with daulat

daulat(f): riches, treasure

Description of daulat: Daulat is an Urdu word meaning wealth, riches, or fortune, often denoting material prosperity or economic power. Unlike dhan , it implies abundant resources and influence. Differs from amiri , as it emphasizes personal affluence over noble status. In poetry, like Ghalib's ghazals, daulat symbolizes elusive worldly gains contrasting spiritual poverty. It holds strong cultural and emotional significance in Urdu literature, poetry, and everyday expressive language.

1 / 2: daulat

unhen dikhaayi naheen deta mustahiq koyi

jo kayenaat ke daulat

dabaa ke baiThe hain

they don't see anyone

as deserving

those who sit hoarding

the world's wealth

Sharar Naqvi (1)

mustahiq (m) (3)

worthy, deserving

kayenaat (f) (4)

universe

daulat (f) (2)

riches, treasure

dabaa (2)

bury, suppress

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

2 / 2: daulat

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahi milti

khairaat mein itni baDi

daulat nahi milti

when there is no boldness in the heart

love cannot be obtained

in alms, such a treasure

cannot be obtained

Nida Fazli (12)

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dil (m) (109)

heart

jurat (f) (2)

boldness, courage

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

khairaat (f) (1)

charity, alms

daulat (f) (2)

riches, treasure

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