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1 Urdu couplets and shers with jaame

jaame(m): clothing

Description of jaame: Jaame is an Urdu word referring to a large, wide-mouthed goblet or cup, often used for drinking wine or other beverages. Unlike smaller tumblers or glasses, it holds greater volume and symbolizes abundance. Differs from the narrower pyala, which is a shallower saucer-like cup for tea. In Urdu poetry, jaame evokes revelry, as in Ghalib's verses depicting lovers toasting with jaame in mystical gatherings.

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kya badan hoga ki jis kekholte jaame ka band

barg-e-gul ki tarah

har naakhun moattar ho gaya

what body it must be

when i untie the drawstrings

like the petals of a flower

my nails smell of perfume too

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen (4)
badan (m) (5)

body

jaame (m) (1)

clothing

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

barg (m) (1)

leaf, petal

gul (m) (21)

flower

naakhun (m) (1)

nails

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

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