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1 Urdu couplets and shers with sochti

sochti: to think

Description of sochti: The Urdu word sochti is the feminine present tense form of "sochna," meaning "to think" or "to consider." It describes a female subject engaged in the act of thinking, contemplating, or reflecting on something. Unlike the masculine form "sochta," which applies to male subjects, sochti specifically denotes feminine agency in thought. Differs from the past tense "socha," which indicates completed action, sochti emphasizes ongoing mental processes. In Urdu poetry and

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hava-e-zulm sochti haikis bhanwar mein aa gayi

woh ek diya bujha to

saikDon diye jala gaya

the wind of tyranny wonders

what vortex it finds itself in

as it snuffs out one lamp

a thousand lamps get lit

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hava (m) (8)

breeze, wind

zulm (m) (12)

cruelty, tyranny

sochti (1)

to think

bhanwar (m) (1)

vortex, whirlpool

bujha (3)

extinguish, snuff out

many, hundreds

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