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2 Urdu couplets and shers with musht

musht(m): fistful

Description of musht: Musht is the freshly pressed juice of grapes or apples before fermentation into wine or cider. It refers to thick, unfermented fruit juice extracted by pressing ripe produce. Unlike fermented beverages, musht retains its natural sweetness and contains minimal alcohol. Differs from finished wine or cider in that it undergoes no fermentation process and remains in its raw, liquid state. In traditional and poetic usage, musht symbolizes autumn abundance, captured

1 / 2: musht

na kisi ki aankh ka noor huunna kisi ke dil ka qaraar huun

jo kisi ke kaam na aa sakey

main vo ek musht-e-gubaar huun

am not the light of anyone’s eyes

nor offer comfort to any heart

could not be of value to anyone

was just a handful of dust

Muztar Khairabadi (4)
aankh (m) (11)

eyes, eye

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

dil (m) (109)

heart

qaraar (m) (5)

peace, calm, tranquil

kaam (m) (14)

work

musht (m) (2)

fistful

gubaar (m) (1)

dust

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2 / 2: musht

nutq ne haivaan se

musht-e-khaak ko insaan kiya

can one truly be human

who does not value speech?

it is eloquence that

turned a lump of dust into a human

samjhe (10)

to understand

sukhan (m) (8)

speech, spoken words

qadr (m) (4)

value, worth

nutq (m) (1)

articulation, power of speaking

haivaan (m) (1)

beast

musht (m) (2)

fistful

khaak (m) (4)

dust, ashes, worthless

insaan (m) (12)

human

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