1 Urdu couplets and shers with rafta rafta
rafta rafta: slowly slowly, gradually
Description of rafta rafta: "Rafta rafta" is an Urdu adverbial phrase meaning gradually, slowly, or little by little, often evoking a sense of progressive change over time. Unlike abrupt transformations, it implies a gentle, incremental unfolding. Differs from "ekdum," which denotes suddenness, by emphasizing steady progression. In poetry, like Ustad Mehdi Hassan's ghazals, it poetically captures love deepening rafta rafta into the soul's essence.
1 / 1: rafta rafta
tujh par khulegi
teri zanjeer rafta rafta
you will realize the
prison around you, slowly, slowly
the shackles around your feet
will become apparent, slowly, slowly
shackles, chains
feeling, experience
prison, jail
rafta rafta (1)
slowly slowly, gradually
khulegi (1)
become apparent
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)
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