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7 Urdu couplets and shers with subh

subh: morning, dawn

1 / 7: subh

subh-e-kaazib ki hawa meindard tha kitna 'muneer'

rail ki seeti baji to

dil lahu se bhar gaya

how much pain there is

in the breeze of the dawn of deceit

hearing the whistle of the train

the heart is filled with blood

Muneer Niyazi (4)
lahu (m) (3)

blood

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

kaazib (m) (1)

deceit, lies

hawa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

seeti (f) (1)

whistle, horn

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2 / 7: subh

malaal yeh hai ke

ab subh ki talab bhi naheen

it is not coming to terms

with the night that is distressing

but the anguish of no longer

wishing for a new dawn

dukh (m) (6)

sorrow, grief

andheron (m) (1)

darkness

sulh (m) (1)

peace

malaal (m) (2)

sorrow, grief, regret

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

talab (m) (6)

demand, desire, wish

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3 / 7: subh

naseem-e-subh jo chhu jaaye

rang ho maila

you should see, insha,

the lovely flower's daintiness

the whiff of morning breeze

dims its hue

nazaakat (f) (2)

delicateness, elegance

gul (m) (19)

flower

naseem (m) (2)

breeze, zephyr

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

chhu (m) (2)

touch

rang (m) (11)

color, colors

maila (m) (1)

tarnished`

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4 / 7: subh

jii chaahta hai

main teri aawaaz chuum lu

your manner of inflection is like the

morning fragrance calling out to prayer

oh, my heart so desires

to kiss your voice

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subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

chuum (m) (2)

kiss

khushbu (m) (10)

fragrance

lahjaa (m) (1)

manner, accent

azaan (m) (1)

morningprayer

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5 / 7: subh

shaam ko phir

use kaandhon pe uTha laate hain

in the morning, i take my

funeral procession out from my home

only to bring it back

on my shoulders each evening

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

janaaza (m) (3)

funeral procession

shaam (m) (20)

evening

kaandhon (m) (1)

shoulders

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6 / 7: subh

muraaqabe mein

bata subh-o-shaam kya dekha

someone ask the holy man

as to what he saw

when he closed his eyes

in meditation from dawn to dusk

shaikh (m) (5)

holy man, scholar

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

muraaqabe (m) (1)

in meditation

bata (9)

speak, tell

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

shaam (m) (20)

evening

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7 / 7: subh

hum ne pal bhar mein

naseebon ko badalte dekha

those enthroned in the morn

were declared criminals by dusk

we have, in a blink,

seen fortunes reversed

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

takht (m) (3)

throne

seated

shaam (m) (20)

evening

mujrim (m) (1)

criminal

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

naseebon (m) (1)

fortunes

badalte (m) (4)

change

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