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1 Urdu couplets and shers with sarak

sarak(m): slip

Description of sarak: Sarak is an Urdu word meaning "road" or "street," referring to a pathway or thoroughfare used for travel. Unlike rasta, which implies a simple path or route, sarak denotes a constructed, public road often found in urban settings. It differs from sadak, a Hindi variant, by carrying a more poetic connotation in Urdu literature. In poetry, sarak evokes journeys of the heart, as in verses depicting life's winding paths toward

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sarak gaya jab uske rukh separdaa achaanak

farishte bhi kehne lage

kaash hum insaan hote

when the veil suddenly

slipped off her face

angels said to each other

gosh, wish we were human

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rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

sarak (m) (1)

slip

pardaa (m) (1)

veil

achaanak (1)

suddenly

farishte (m) (2)

angels

insaan (m) (12)

human

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