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1 Urdu couplets and shers with naamabar

naamabar(m): messenger

Description of naamabar: Naamabar is an Urdu word meaning "messenger," typically referring to a male courier who delivers letters or messages. Unlike a modern postal service, it evokes a personal intermediary in traditional communication. Differs from a mere postman by implying a trusted confidant in romantic or poetic exchanges. In Urdu poetry, it appears in couplets like one pleading for insight into letters that elicit replies from a beloved.

1 / 1: naamabar

naamabar tu hi bata tu ne to dekhe honge

kaise hote hain wo khat

jin ke jawaab aate hain

oh messenger, please tell me

for you must have seen

what kind of a letter

gets a reply from her

Qamar Badayuni (1)

naamabar (m) (1)

messenger

bata (9)

speak, tell

khat (f) (7)

letter

jawaab (m) (6)

answer, reply

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