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hansaaya: to make someone smile

Description of hansaaya: Hansaaya is an Urdu word meaning a graceful swan, symbolizing beauty, purity, and elegance in nature. Unlike ordinary waterfowl, it glides effortlessly with poise, embodying serenity amid motion. Differs from the crow in folklore, where the swan represents noble refinement against vulgarity. In Urdu poetry, hansaaya evokes romantic longing, as in verses depicting lovers parting like swans on a tranquil lake.

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ghar se masjid hai bahut duur chalo yuun kar lein

kisi rote hue bachche ko

hansaaya jaaye

the mosque is too far from home

maybe we should try this...

why not make

a few crying children smile?

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2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

masjid (m) (6)

mosque

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distant, far away

bachche (m) (3)

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hansaaya (1)

to make someone smile

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