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baaes(m): cause, basis

Description of baaes: 'Baaes' is an Urdu word meaning a merchant, trader, or seller who engages in buying and selling goods for profit. Unlike a mere shopkeeper who primarily retails, a baaes actively deals in wholesale transactions across markets. Differs from 'dukaandaar,' as it emphasizes commercial negotiation and profit-making over fixed retail service. In Urdu poetry, baaes often symbolizes life's transient tradesman, bartering fleeting joys for eternal gains.

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tawajjoh chaaragar ki baaes-e-takleef hai 'bekhud'

izaafa hai museebat mein

dawaaon ka asar karna

the attention of the healer is

the cause of more torment, ‘bekhud’

the medicine having effect

adds to my misery

Abbas Ali Khan Bekhud (1)

tawajjoh (m) (2)

attention, interest

chaaragar (m) (2)

healer, doctor, physician

baaes (m) (1)

cause, basis

takleef (m) (1)

trouble, pain, misery

izaafa (m) (1)

addition

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