1 Urdu couplets and shers with nau

nau: type, kind / new

Description of nau:

Nau refers to newness or freshness. Unlike naya, which is common speech, nau is classical. Differs from taza by implying renewal. In Urdu usage, nau appears in compounds suggesting innovation.

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band ahkaam-e-aql mein rahnaa

ye bhi ik nau ki

himaaqat hai

to be a hostage to

reason's dictates

is also a kind of

foolishness

Khwaja Meer Dard (4)

band (7)

string, hostage, captive

ahkaam (m) (1)

dictates, fiats

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

nau (1)

type, kind / new

himaaqat (f) (1)

foolishness

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