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1 Urdu couplets and shers with paar

paar(m): cross

Description of paar: The Urdu word paar means "across" or "to cross over," referring to traversing from one side to another, particularly across water or distance. Unlike English equivalents that require multiple words, paar encapsulates movement and transition in a single term. Differs from similar words like "taraf" because paar emphasizes the action of crossing rather than mere location. In literary contexts, poets employ paar metaphorically to represent spiritual transcendence or overcoming life's

1 / 1: paar

duub kar paar utar gaye hain ham

log samjhe ki

mar gaye hain ham

it is by first diving in and drowning

that i was able to cross the river

and here people are thinking

i was dead

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)

samjhe (10)

to understand

duub (m) (1)

drown

paar (m) (1)

cross

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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