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2 Urdu couplets and shers with silsila

silsila(m): connection, link

Description of silsila: Silsila is an Arabic word meaning chain or connection, commonly used to describe spiritual lineage in Islamic traditions. In Urdu, it translates as saga. Unlike ordinary genealogy, silsila specifically refers to the transmission of spiritual authority and knowledge from master to student within Sufi orders. Differs from historical records, a silsila serves as both credential and identity marker, tracing one's spiritual lineage back to the Prophet Muhammad. In literary and

1 / 2: silsila

ai khuda kyun na hua hashr kahangaam shuru

ho chukaa silsila-e-zulm

sar-e-aam shuru

oh god, why does the

day of judgment not arrive?

the chain of cruelty has

already begun, for all to see

Yawar Azeem (1)
khuda (m) (33)

god

hashr (m) (3)

day of judgment

hangaam (m) (1)

hour, moment, time

silsila (m) (2)

connection, link

zulm (m) (13)

cruelty, tyranny

sar (m) (10)

front, top, head

aam (5)

common

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2 / 2: silsila

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

nazar (f) (36)

perspective, sight

lifelong

aks (m) (4)

reflection

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

Thehra (1)

stay

silsila (m) (2)

connection, link

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