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4 Urdu couplets and shers with saza

saza(m): punishment

Description of saza: Saza is an Urdu word meaning punishment, penalty, or retribution, often imposed for wrongdoing or crime. Unlike mere discipline, which aims to correct behavior, saza carries a connotation of severe justice or suffering as consequence. Differs from kardaar , as it specifically denotes the imposed penalty rather than the offense itself. In Urdu poetry, saza evokes emotional torment, like love's betrayal as divine chastisement.

1 / 4: saza

jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen log saza dete hain

kaise naadaan hain

shoalon ko hawa dete hain

people punish me

for my crime of love

how naive they are…

stoking the flames more

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

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jurm (m) (4)

crime

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

saza (m) (4)

punishment

naadaan (m) (2)

naive, foolish, witless

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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2 / 4: saza

mujh ko meri shikast ki dohri saza mili

tujh se bichhaD ke

zindagi duniya se ja mili

i was doubly punished

for my abject defeat

after separating from you

i had to go live with the world

Saqi Faruqi (2)

shikast (m) (4)

broken, defeated

dohri (f) (1)

double

saza (m) (4)

punishment

bichhaD (m) (1)

separate, disperse

zindagi (f) (41)

life

duniya (m) (25)

world

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

3 / 4: saza

di us ne mujh ko jurm-e-mohabbat ki woh saza

kuchh bekusur log

saza maangne lage

she gave me such punishment

for the crime of love

that even the faultless have

started seeking the punishment

Akhtar Muslimi (1)

jurm (m) (4)

crime

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

saza (m) (4)

punishment

bekusur (m) (1)

innocent, faultless

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

4 / 4: saza

gunahgaaron mein shaamil hain gunahon se naheen waaqif

saza ko jaante hain hum

khuda jaane khataa kya hai

we are counted among the sinners

yet, unaware of our sins

we know the punishment,

god only knows what the crime is

Chakbast Braj Narayan (6)

gunahgaaron (m) (2)

sinners

shaamil (m) (3)

tobepresent

waaqif (m) (3)

aware of, familiar

saza (m) (4)

punishment

jaante (2)

know

khuda (m) (31)

god

khataa (m) (1)

mistake

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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