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3 Urdu couplets and shers with tawaqqo

tawaqqo(m): hope, expectation

Description of tawaqqo: Tawaqqo is an Urdu noun meaning expectation, anticipation, or possibility, encompassing neutral probabilities alongside hopes or fears. Unlike umeed , which implies positive desire, tawaqqo remains impartial, as in weather forecasts without emotional bias. Differs from andeshah , which carries fear, while tawaqqo can denote mere likelihood. In Ghalib's poetry, "jab tawaqqo hi uth gayi Ghalib" evokes dispelling all expectations, neither fearing nor hoping outcomes.

1 / 3: tawaqqo

kisi ghair sekya tawaqqo

ki jab mera dil hii

dushman mera ho gaya

what can i expect

from a stranger

when my own heart

has become my enemy

Jagat Mohan Lal Ravan (1)
dushman (m) (7)

enemy

tawaqqo (m) (3)

hope, expectation

ghair (2)

others, strangers

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2 / 3: tawaqqo

koyi tum se bhi

haseen kya hoga

with what hope

can i look at anyone else

who can be

more beautiful than you

tawaqqo (m) (3)

hope, expectation

haseen (10)

beautiful

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3 / 3: tawaqqo

har kali jaan ko

muTThi mein liye baiThi hai

with the fervent hope

of turning into a flower

every bud waits, holding

fragile life in its palm

Mah Laqa Chanda (5)
gul (m) (21)

flower

tawaqqo (m) (3)

hope, expectation

kali (f) (1)

bud

jaan (m) (16)

life, strength / beloved

muTThi (f) (1)

fist

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