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1 Urdu couplets and shers with dikhla

dikhla(m): show

Description of dikhla: The Urdu word dikhla means to show or display, often used in the imperative form meaning "show me" or "let me see." Unlike the English verb "show," dikhla carries romantic or poetic connotations, frequently appearing in Urdu poetry and film songs to express longing for a glimpse of a beloved. Differs from simple visibility, dikhla implies an intentional act of revealing oneself or granting permission to be seen. In literary

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dard-e-dil likhuun kab tak jaaun un ko dikhla duun

ungliyaan figaar apni

khaama khoon-chakaan apna

for how long will i write of my pain

maybe i should go show her

my wounded fingers

and my blood-drenched pen

Mirza Ghalib (63)

dikhla (m) (1)

show

ungliyaan (f) (1)

fingers

figaar (m) (1)

wounded

khaama (m) (1)

quill, writing reed

khoon-chakaan (m) (1)

blood-drenched

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