2 Urdu couplets and shers with khumaar
khumaar(m): also intoxication
Description of khumaar: Khumaar is an Urdu word meaning a lingering intoxication or hangover, often from wine, but metaphorically evoking the intoxicating aftereffects of love or passion. Unlike a fleeting drunkenness, it persists as a sweet, melancholic haze clouding the mind long after the source fades. Differs from mere physical inebriation by carrying emotional depth, blending pleasure with subtle ache. In poetry, it symbolizes love's enduring spell, as in lyrics where "ishq ae
1 / 2: khumaar
jald le kar sharaab
aa saaqi
the intoxication has
left me with a hangover
quickly, o wine-pourer,
fetch me another drink
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2 / 2: khumaar
tu aa ke jaa bhi chuka hai
main intezaar mein huun
what is this intoxication
what is this strange dizziness
you had come and gone
and i am still waiting
Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)
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