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2 Urdu couplets and shers with maangta

maangta: want, seek, crave

Description of maangta: Maangta is the present tense masculine singular form of the Hindi/Urdu verb maangna, meaning "he asks," "he begs," or "he desires," often implying a plea for something essential like love or sustenance. Unlike neutral requests such as maangna in formal contexts, it conveys urgent emotional need or humility in everyday speech. Differs from maangta hoon , as it specifically denotes a third-person male subject. In Urdu poetry, like ghazals, it

1 / 2: maangta

main us ki dastaras mein huunmagar woh

mujhe meri razaa se

maangta hai

i am within his reach,

but he

seeks me

with my consent

Parveen Shakir (16)
dastaras (f) (1)

access, reach

magar (28)

yet, but

razaa (m) (3)

consent / pleasure / wish

want, seek, crave

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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2 / 2: maangta

ye saala bhi

hatheela ho gaya hai

what to do

the heart seeks only that

this fellow too

has become so stubborn

Mohammad Alvi (3)

want, seek, crave

saala (m) (1)

fellow (casual)

hatheela (m) (1)

stubborn

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