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4 Urdu couplets and shers with barson

barson(m): years

Description of barson: Barson is an Urdu adverb meaning "for years" or "over many years," denoting a long duration of time. Unlike saalon , it functions adverbially to modify verbs indicating prolonged action. Differs from baras by emphasizing extended periods poetically. In Urdu literature, it evokes timeless longing, as in "barson ka intezar" . It holds strong cultural and emotional significance in Urdu literature, poetry, and everyday expressive language.

1 / 4: barson

tujhe kuchh ishq-o-ulfat ke siva bhi yaad hai, aye dil

sunaaye ja raha hai

ek hi afsaana barson se

do you recall anything but

love and longing, my heart?

you've been recounting

the same old fable for ages

Abdul Majeed Salik (4)

ishq (m) (34)

love

ulfat (f) (7)

love, friendship, affection

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

dil (m) (109)

heart

afsaana (m) (6)

story, tale, fiction

barson (m) (4)

years

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

2 / 4: barson

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

Hafeez Banarasi (2)

gumshudgi (f) (1)

being lost, disappearance

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

raah (m) (23)

street, path

numaayi (f) (1)

showing, manifestation

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

pehle (5)

before

barson (m) (4)

years

bhaTakte (1)

lost

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

3 / 4: barson

waqt karta hai parvarish barson

haadsa ek dam

naheen hota

time nurtures

things for years

a disaster never

happens suddenly

Qabil Ajmeri (8)

waqt (m) (20)

time

parvarish (f) (2)

nurturing, bringing up

barson (m) (4)

years

haadsa (m) (2)

misfortune, accident

dam (m) (9)

moment, breath

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

4 / 4: barson

nayi shamen jalaao aashiqi ki anjuman waalo

ki suunaa hai

shabistaan-e-dil-e-parvaana barson se

light new lamps

o oranizers of the assembly of love

for the night chamber of the moth's heart

has been desolate for ages

Abdul Majeed Salik (4)

nayi (5)

new

shamen (m) (1)

candles, lamps

aashiqi (f) (3)

love

anjuman (m) (5)

gathering, assembly

suunaa (m) (1)

empty, desolate

parvaana (m) (4)

moth

barson (m) (4)

years

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Miscellany (44)

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Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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