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5 Urdu couplets and shers with dawaa

dawaa(f): medicine, cure

Description of dawaa: The Urdu word dawaa means medicine or remedy, referring to any substance used to treat illness or disease. Unlike English "medicine," which encompasses both the substance and the practice of healing, dawaa specifically denotes the physical medication itself. Differs from "treatment," which describes the broader therapeutic process rather than the actual drug or cure. In literary and poetic contexts, dawaa symbolizes spiritual or emotional healing, representing any balm that soothes

1 / 5: dawaa

dard ho to dawaa bhi mumkin hai

vahm ke

kya dawaa kare koyi?

for true pain

remedy exists

but what cure

for mere suspicion?

Yagana Changezi (8)

dard (m) (21)

pain

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

mumkin (8)

possible

vahm (m) (2)

illusion, suspicion, fear

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

2 / 5: dawaa

baad marne ke meri qabr pe aaye woh ‘mir’

yaad aayi mere isa ko

dawaa mere baad

my beloved came to my grave

after i am dead

my healer remembered the cure

after i am gone

Meer Taqi Meer (14)

baad (11)

breeze / after

qabr (m) (4)

grave, tomb

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

isa (m) (1)

healer, god

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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3 / 5: dawaa

bedam huye beemar dawaa kyun nahi dete

tum acche maseeha ho

shifa kyun nahi dete

the restless have fallen sick

why don’t you offer a medicine

you are such a good healer

why don’t you cure their illness

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

bedam (m) (1)

breathless, lacking energy

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

maseeha (m) (4)

saviour, messiah

shifa (m) (1)

healing, cure

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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4 / 5: dawaa

visaal-e-yaar se doonaa hua ishq

maraz baDhtaa gaya

juun juun dawaa ki

my love doubled after

the union with the beloved

with every dose of the cure

my illness grew

Shad Lakhnavi (1)

visaal (m) (4)

union, meeting

yaar (m) (19)

friend, beloved

doonaa (1)

doubled

ishq (m) (34)

love

maraz (m) (2)

illness, disease

juun (m) (2)

the more

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (114)

5 / 5: dawaa

ishq se tabiiyat ne zeest ka mazaa paayaa

dard ki dawaa paayi

dard-e-bedawaa paayaa

from love did my being

find the joy and fun of life

found a cure for pain

found a pain without a cure

Mirza Ghalib (63)

ishq (m) (34)

love

tabiiyat (f) (2)

health, temperament

zeest (f) (4)

living, life

mazaa (m) (5)

fun, delight

dard (m) (21)

pain

dawaa (f) (5)

medicine, cure

paayi (1)

found, gained

bedawaa (1)

without cure

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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