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2 Urdu couplets and shers with mutmain

mutmain(m): rest

Description of mutmain: Mutmain is an Urdu adjective meaning a state of complete reassurance, tranquility, or contentment, derived from the Arabic root "ta'min" denoting security and peace of mind. Unlike mere happiness, which is fleeting and emotional, mutmain implies a profound inner calm achieved through certainty or fulfillment. Differs from satisfaction, as it encompasses spiritual repose beyond physical needs. In Urdu poetry, like Ghalib's verse "sab mere baghair mutmain hain," it evokes souls

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dil mutmain haiharf-e-wafaa ke baghair bhi

raushan hai raah

noor-e-sadaa ke baghair bhi

the heart is at peace

even without vows of fidelity

the path ahead is lit

even without a guiding light

Fuzail Jafri (2)
dil (m) (118)

heart

mutmain (m) (2)

rest

harf (m) (1)

word, letter

wafaa (m) (6)

faithfulness

baghair (4)

without

brightness, light up

raah (m) (25)

street, path

noor (m) (11)

light, radiance

sadaa (m) (4)

call, voice / forever

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (125)

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2 / 2: mutmain

ruuh bulbul ki

iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka

having cut the wings,

may the hunter not rest content

the soul of the nightingale

is set on flying

kaaT (3)

cut

par (22)

wings / upon / however

mutmain (m) (2)

rest

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

careless

ruuh (m) (5)

soul, spirit

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

iraada (m) (2)

desire

parwaaz (m) (2)

flight, soaring

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