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1 Urdu couplets and shers with choT

choT(m): hurt, injury

Description of choT: ChoT , an Urdu word, means a wound, injury, bruise, or sharp physical pain from a blow or impact. Unlike a mere scratch, it implies deeper tissue damage causing noticeable swelling or lasting discomfort. Differs from dard , as choT specifically denotes trauma from external force like a strike. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes emotional heartbreak, as in Ghalib's verse evoking love's piercing sting.

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ishq ki choT ka kuchh dil pe asar ho to sahi

dard kam ho ya zyaada ho

magar ho to sahi

let love’s hurt have

some effect on the heart

whether the pain is less or more,

let there at least be some

Jalal Lakhnavi (4)

ishq (m) (34)

love

choT (m) (1)

hurt, injury

dil (m) (109)

heart

asar (m) (7)

effect, impact

dard (m) (21)

pain

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

magar (28)

yet, but

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