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2 Urdu couplets and shers with pehchaan

pehchaan(m): identify, recognize

Description of pehchaan: Pehchaan is an Urdu word meaning recognition or identity. It refers to the act of identifying or acknowledging someone or something, encompassing both the process of recognition and the sense of self-identity. Unlike English equivalents that separate these concepts, pehchaan unifies identification with personal identity. Differs from mere appearance or physical traits, as it involves deeper acknowledgment and understanding. In Urdu literature and poetry, pehchaan carries profound emotional weight, often

1 / 2: pehchaan

bahut pahle se un qadmon ki aahaT jaan lete hain

tujhe, aye zindagi,

hum door se pehchaan lete hain

for a long time now, i recognize

the soft sound of your footsteps

oh life,

i recognize you from afar

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

pahle (m) (7)

before

qadmon (m) (2)

footsteps

aahaT (f) (1)

sound (of footsteps)

pehchaan (m) (2)

identify, recognize

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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2 / 2: pehchaan

lab kuchh bhi kahen is se haqeeqat naheen khulti

insaan ke sach jhoot

ki pehchaan hain aankhen

no matter what the lips say

the reality is not revealed

the eyes are the real markers

of truth and lies

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

haqeeqat (f) (7)

reality, fact

khulta (2)

open

insaan (m) (12)

human

pehchaan (m) (2)

identify, recognize

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

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