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2 Urdu couplets and shers with paamaal

paamaal(m): trample, trodden

Description of paamaal: Paamaal is an Urdu word meaning a type of skin disease resembling eczema, where rashes appear on the body and small blisters ooze fluid. Unlike common rashes that may heal without discharge, paamaal involves persistent watery eruptions requiring medical attention. Differs from viral infections by its chronic, inflammatory nature often linked to allergies or irritants. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes emotional ruin, as in verses depicting a lover's heart trampled

1 / 2: paamaal

jidhar jaate hain sab jaana udhar achcha naheen lagta

mujhe paamaal raston

ka safar achcha naheen lagta

where everybody goes

i don’t like going there

on the trodden path

i don’t like to travel

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udhar (3)

there

paamaal (m) (2)

trample, trodden

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

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2 / 2: paamaal

paamaal kar ke poochte hain kis adaa se vo

is dil mein aag thi?

mere talve jhulaas gaye

after trampling me

she asks amusedly

was your heart on fire?

for my soles are seared

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paamaal (m) (2)

trample, trodden

adaa (m) (3)

style, grace

talve (m) (1)

soles

jhulaas (m) (1)

seared, burnt

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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