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4 Urdu couplets and shers with sheesha

sheesha(m): glass, mirror

Description of sheesha: Sheesha is an Urdu word, derived from Persian "sh?še" meaning glass, referring to a hookah or waterpipe used for smoking flavored tobacco. Unlike cigarettes, it involves passing smoke through water for cooling before inhalation, often shared socially in lounges. Differs from the tobacco itself, called mu'assel, which is molasses-based and heated in the device. In poetry, like the song "Sheesha," it evokes blushing shyness, as in "dekh dekh shisha sharmandi

1 / 4: sheesha

na bazm apni na apna saaqina sheesha apna na jaam apna

agar yahi hai nizaam-e-hasti

to zindagi ko salaam apna

no gathering my own, no wine-pourer mine

no flask my own, no wine glass either

if this is the order of existence

oh life, to you my regards

Asad Bhopali (3)
bazm (m) (13)

assembly, gathering

saaqi (f) (13)

wine-pourer, bartender

sheesha (m) (4)

glass, mirror

jaam (m) (12)

wine cup, goblet

nizaam (m) (2)

order, system

hasti (f) (4)

life, existence, being

zindagi (f) (45)

life

salaam (m) (6)

greeting, farewell

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2 / 4: sheesha

laakh ham rindon ne chaahaa

sheesha-o-saaghar chalen

till now, in holy places

only the swords ruled

we bohemians wished

for goblets and wine to flow

dair (m) (5)

holy place of Hindus

haram (m) (7)

sacred or holy place

tegh (m) (2)

sword, blade

laakh (m) (6)

hundred thousand

sheesha (m) (4)

glass, mirror

saaghar (m) (5)

goblet, wine cup

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3 / 4: sheesha

dil TuuTe

aawaaz na aaye

when the glass breaks,

so much noise

when the heart breaks,

not even a whisper

sheesha (m) (4)

glass, mirror

TuuTe (3)

broken, break

ghul (m) (1)

noise, tumult

dil (m) (118)

heart

aawaaz (m) (3)

voice

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4 / 4: sheesha

laakh humrindon ne chaahaa

sheesha-o-saaghar chalein

till today, in places of worship

only the sword ruled

though countless free spirits

longed for glasses and goblets

dair (m) (5)

holy place of Hindus

haram (m) (7)

sacred or holy place

tegh (m) (2)

sword, blade

laakh (m) (6)

hundred thousand

humrindon (m) (1)

revelers, free spirits

sheesha (m) (4)

glass, mirror

saaghar (m) (5)

goblet, wine cup

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