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3 Urdu couplets and shers with aam

aam: common

Description of aam: Aam refers to common or general. Unlike khaas, which is special, aam implies ordinariness. Differs from mamooli by being neutral. In Urdu discourse, aam describes general matters.

1 / 3: aam

allah agar taufeeq na de insaan ke bas ka kaam nahin

faizaan-e-mohabbat aam sahi

irfaan-e-mohabbat aam nahin

if god doesn’t give guidance

man is not competent

grace of love is common

but not love’s enlightenment

Jigar Moradabadi (13)

1959: Sahitya Akademi

allah (m) (5)

god

taufeeq (m) (2)

guidance

insaan (m) (12)

human

kaam (m) (14)

work

faizaan (m) (1)

grace

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

aam (3)

common

irfaan (m) (1)

knowledge

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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2 / 3: aam

'shakeb', apne taaruf ke liye ye baat kaafi hai

hum us se bach ke chalte hain

jo raasta aam ho jaaye

shakeb, for my introduction,

this much is enough

i steer clear of paths

that are trodden by all

Shakeb Jalali (Syed Hasan Rizvi) (1)

taaruf (m) (1)

introduction

kaafi (3)

enough

chalte (4)

move, go

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

aam (3)

common

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

3 / 3: aam

khud jise mehnat mashaaqqat se banaata huun 'jamaal'

chhoD deta huun woh raasta

aam ho jaane ke baad

the path that i laboriously make

with great effort, jamaal

i abandon that

when its trodden by all

Jamal Ehsani (2)

mashaaqqat (f) (1)

hardwork, toil, labor

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

mehnat (f) (1)

hard work

aam (3)

common

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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