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2 Urdu couplets and shers with shor machaana

shor machaana: make noise

Description of shor machaana: Shor machaana is an Urdu verb meaning to make a loud noise, create an uproar, or cause a disturbance. Unlike simply shouting, it implies stirring widespread chaos or commotion in a group setting. Differs from quiet protest, as it involves boisterous, attention-grabbing clamor akin to raising hell. In Urdu poetry, it evokes revolutionary fervor, like inciting crowds against injustice.

1 / 2: shor machaana

bulbul ki tarah shor machaate hain raat din

jo aashna-e-lazzat-e-

dard-e-nihaan nahin

like birds, they

make noise, night and day

those who are not familiar

with the sweet pangs of separation

Chakbast Braj Narayan (6)

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

lazzat (f) (6)

pleasure, joy, delight

shor machaana (2)

make noise

aashna (6)

familiar, friend, beloved

nihaan (m) (1)

separation, hidden, secret

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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2 / 2: shor machaana

tera ehsaas zara sa teri hasti paayaab

to samundar ki tarah

shor machaata kya hai

your experience so trivial

your existence so shallow

why do you create a furor

like a noisy sea

Shahzad Ahmad (4)

ehsaas (m) (4)

feeling, experience

hasti (f) (3)

life, existence, being

paayaab (m) (1)

shallow, knee-deep

shor machaana (2)

make noise

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Miscellany (44)

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Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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