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1 Urdu couplets and shers with laash

laash(f): corpse

Description of laash: The Urdu word laash means a dead body or corpse. It derives from Classical Persian and is commonly used in Hindi and Urdu to describe human remains. Unlike words such as "mrityu" which refer to death itself, laash specifically denotes the physical form after life has ended. Differs from "sharir," which means body in general, laash carries the specific connotation of lifelessness. In literary and poetic contexts, the word often

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kya jaane kya likhaa thause izteraab mein

qaasid ki laash aayi

khat ke jawaab mein

in my restlessness

i don’t know what i wrote to her

in reply came

the corpse of the messenger

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izteraab (m) (5)

restlessness

qaasid (m) (6)

messenger, envoy

khat (f) (7)

letter

laash (f) (1)

corpse

jawaab (m) (6)

answer, reply

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