2 Urdu couplets and shers with roke
roke: stop
Description of roke: "Roke" is an Urdu verb meaning "to stop," "to halt," or "to prevent," often used in commands like "stop it!" to interrupt action. Unlike "rukna," which implies a voluntary pause, "roke" carries a directive force to cease immediately. Differs from "rokna," its infinitive form, as it functions specifically as the imperative singular for addressing one person. In Urdu poetry, it evokes tension, as in ghazals commanding restraint amid passion.
1 / 2: roke
qaatil ko jo na Toke
woh qaatil ke saath hai
one who doesn't stop a tyrant
is guilty of tyranny also
one who doesn't stop the murderer
is an accomplice in the murder too
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2 / 2: roke
dhoop roke hai
mera chahne wala kaisa
who has provided a shade
for me in this desert
how are my dear ones able to
protect me from this searing heat
2005: Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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