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1 Urdu couplets and shers with zamin

zamin(m): ground

Description of zamin: Zamin is an Urdu word meaning "earth," "land," or "ground," referring to the physical soil or terrestrial surface. Unlike abstract concepts like sky or air, it evokes tangible solidity beneath one's feet. Differs from "zameen" in some transliterations, though both denote the same foundational element in Urdu. In Urdu poetry, zamin often symbolizes homeland or maternal nurture, as in verses longing for one's native soil.

1 / 1: zamin

jo main sar-ba-sajda hua kabhito zamin se aane lagi sadaa

tera dil to hai sanam-ashna

tujhe kya milega namaaz mein

when i was prostrate in prayer

i heard a voice from the ground

when your heart itself is the beloved

what will you get from this prayer?

Mohammad Iqbal (28)
sar (m) (8)

front, top, head

sajda (m) (3)

prostrate, bow

kabhi (26)

on occasion

zamin (m) (1)

ground

sadaa (m) (2)

call, voice / forever

dil (m) (109)

heart

sanam (m) (4)

beloved, idol

namaaz (m) (5)

(muslim) prayers, worship

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