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4 Urdu couplets and shers with begaana

begaana(m): indifferent, stranger

Description of begaana: Begaana is an Urdu word meaning a stranger, outsider, or someone unrelated and distant from one's own circle. Unlike apna, which denotes familiarity and belonging, begaana implies emotional or social detachment. It differs from ghair by carrying a deeper sense of alienation or unfamiliarity. In Urdu poetry, it often evokes longing for the beloved as an enigmatic, distant figure, as in classic ghazals.

1 / 4: begaana

us mai se naheen matlab dil jis se hai begaana

maqsud hai us mai se

dil hi mein jo kheenchti hai

i have no use for wine that

leaves the heart indifferent

what i seek is that which

tugs the heart from within

Akbar Allahabadi (13)

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

matlab (m) (2)

meaning / concern

dil (m) (119)

heart

begaana (m) (4)

indifferent, stranger

maqsud (m) (1)

desired object

kheenchti (f) (1)

pull, tug

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)

2 / 4: begaana

duniya ke har khayaal se begaana kar diya

husn-e-khayaal-e-yaar ne

deewaana kar diya

it made me indifferent

to every thought of the world

beauty of the thoughts of my beloved

has driven me crazy indeed

Fana Bulandshahri (4)

husn (m) (21)

beauty

khayaal (m) (17)

thoughts

begaana (m) (4)

indifferent, stranger

deewaana (2)

crazy

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (68)

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3 / 4: begaana

jab kaha maine ki tum bedaadgar na-aashnaa

be-mohabbat bewafaa

begaana-e-ahbaab ho

when i told her…

you are unfair, act unfamiliar,

with no love, unfaithful,

a strange friend indeed

Momin Khan Momin (6)

aashnaa (m) (2)

familiar, acquaintance

mohabbat (f) (44)

love

bewafaa (6)

unfaithful, disloyal

begaana (m) (4)

indifferent, stranger

ahbaab (m) (3)

dear ones, darling

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4 / 4: begaana

sajde ke daagh se na hui aashnaa jabeen

begaana waar guzre

har ik aastaan se ham

my forehead knew

no scars from prostration

i passed every threshold

like a stranger

Asar Sahbai (1)

sajde (m) (2)

prostrate in prayer

daagh (m) (8)

scars, stains

aashnaa (m) (2)

familiar, acquaintance

jabeen (m) (3)

forehead, face

begaana (m) (4)

indifferent, stranger

guzre (4)

transpires, passes

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (78)

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