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tarsoge(m): long for, pine for

Description of tarsoge: "Tarsoge" is the future tense form of the Urdu verb "tarsna," meaning "you will yearn," "you will pine," or "you will regret losing." Unlike "pachtaoge," which implies remorse after a mistake, tarsoge conveys a deeper emotional longing or craving for something absent. Differs from "yaad karoge," as it emphasizes intense desire rather than mere remembrance. In poetic usage, it evokes heartbreak, as in shayari: "Tarsoge mujhe kho kar," foretelling inevitable

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hai aaj ye gila ki akela hai 'shahryar'

tarsoge kal hujuum mein

tanhaai ke liye

your complaint today is

you are lonely, ‘shahryar’

tomorrow in the crowd,

you will long for solitude

Shahryar (11)

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gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

tarsoge (m) (1)

long for, pine for

hujuum (m) (4)

crowd, throng

tanhaai (f) (11)

solitude, loneliness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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