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3 Urdu couplets and shers with aashiyaan

aashiyaan(f): home

Description of aashiyaan: Aashiyaan is an Urdu word meaning a nest or home, symbolizing a safe refuge or intimate dwelling place. Unlike a simple house, aashiyaan carries emotional resonance, representing sanctuary and belonging rather than mere physical structure. Differs from ghar, which denotes a general residence, aashiyaan evokes poetic intimacy and cherished togetherness. In literature and music, it frequently expresses romantic devotion, where lovers create their own world together, transforming ordinary spaces into

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aashiyaan jal gaya gulsitaan lut gaya hum qafas se nikal kar kidhar jaayenge

itne manoos sayyaad se ho gaye

ab rihaayi milegi to mar jayenge

home burned, the garden destroyed

where will we go, getting out of the cage

having gotten accustomed to the captor

we will only die if we get freedom now

Raaz Allahabadi (3)

aashiyaan (f) (3)

home

jal (m) (4)

burn

qafas (m) (5)

cage, prison

nikal (9)

come out, emerge

manoos (m) (1)

habituated, get used to

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

rihaayi (f) (1)

freedom

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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2 / 3: aashiyaan

muddatein huyi ab to jal ke aashiyaan apna

aaj tak ye aalam hai

roshni se Darta huun

it has been ages since

my home burned down

and, to this day

i fear the glow of light

Qamar Jalalvi (5)

muddatein (f) (1)

ages, long period

jal (m) (4)

burn

aashiyaan (f) (3)

home

aalam (m) (9)

world, state

roshni (f) (5)

light, brightness

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

3 / 3: aashiyaan

poochho na haal-e-zaar mera tum se kya kahuun

gum-karda raah-e-baagh huun

yaad aashiyaan naheen

inquire not of my desolate state

for what could i say?

i wander astray in the garden

with no memory of my home

Munni Bai Hijab (3)

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

zaar (m) (1)

wretched, miserable

gum (m) (2)

lost

raah (m) (23)

street, path

baagh (m) (4)

garden

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

aashiyaan (f) (3)

home

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Miscellany (44)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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