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1 Urdu couplets and shers with dahr

dahr(m): world, universe, era

Description of dahr: The Urdu word dahr means "time" or "era," referring to a period or epoch in history. Unlike the English word "time," which encompasses moments and duration broadly, dahr specifically denotes extended historical periods or ages. Differs from "waqt," another Urdu term for time that emphasizes immediate moments or occasions. In literary and poetic usage, dahr carries romantic and philosophical weight, often evoking nostalgia or the passage of ages, as seen

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jise ishrat-kada-e-dahrsamajhta tha main

aakhir-e-kaar vo

ek khwaab-e-pareshaan nikla

that which i thought was

the pleasure house of the world

at the end, turned out to be

a troubled dream

Agha Mohammad Taqi Khan Taraqqi (1)
dahr (m) (1)

world, universe, era

aakhir (4)

alas, afterall

kaar (m) (2)

thing, work

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

pareshaan (m) (6)

distressed, troubled

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

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