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2 Urdu couplets and shers with taskeen

taskeen: comfort

Description of taskeen: Taskeen is an Urdu word meaning consolation, solace, or relief from grief, pain, or distress. Unlike tasalli, which implies reassurance through satisfaction or contentment, taskeen specifically evokes a deeper soothing of emotional wounds. It differs from sukoon, a state of general peace, by focusing on active comforting after suffering. In Urdu poetry, like Ghalib's ghazals, taskeen comforts the heartbroken lover's anguish.

1 / 2: taskeen

chaaraagar ne bahr-e-taskeen rakh diya hai dil pe haath

meherbaan hai woh magar

na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai

the healer, for comfort’s sake,

placed his hand on my heart

he is kind, but he is

not familiar with my ailment

Ahmad Faraz (21)

bahr (m) (6)

sea, body of water

taskeen (2)

comfort

dil (m) (115)

heart

haath (m) (13)

hand

meherbaan (3)

kind

magar (29)

yet, but

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (121)

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2 / 2: taskeen

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskeen ham ne ki

ji bhar ke us ke

husn ki tauheen ham ne ki

even today, i soothed

my own ego

by insulting her beauty

to my heart's content

Iqbal Sajid (3)

anaa (1)

ego

taskeen (2)

comfort

bhar (12)

fill

husn (m) (21)

beauty

tauheen (m) (2)

insult

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (115)

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