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1 Urdu couplets and shers with farsang

farsang(m): distance (3.75 mi)

Description of farsang: Farsang is a traditional Hungarian carnival season spanning from Epiphany to Shrove Tuesday, marked by merrymaking, costumes, masked balls, and rituals to symbolically drive away winter and welcome spring. Unlike shorter carnivals like Mardi Gras, it emphasizes extended courtship, feasting on doughnuts, and regional events such as the Busójárás parade in Mohács with frightening masks. Differs from Lent's austerity immediately following, as Farsang's "tail" features noisy processions, bonfires, and burning

1 / 1: farsang

munh tak bhi zoaf se naheen aa sakti dil ki baat

darwaaza ghar se

saikDon farsang ho gaya

the heart's words don't

find voice even as a whisper

the door has become so

far away from the home

Muneer Shikohabadi (1)

munh (m) (2)

mouth, face

zoaf (m) (1)

weak, feeble

dil (m) (109)

heart

darwaaza (m) (4)

door

saikDon (4)

many, hundreds

farsang (m) (1)

distance (3.75 mi)

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