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2 Urdu couplets and shers with aurat

aurat(f): woman

Description of aurat: Aurat is an Urdu word meaning "woman," derived from the Arabic awrah, originally denoting "nakedness," "vulnerability," or body parts requiring coverage for modesty. Unlike its Arabic root, which applies to both genders' private areas, aurat in Urdu specifically refers to adult females. Differs from neutral terms like insaan , it carries connotations of femininity tied to protection and traditional roles. In Urdu poetry, aurat evokes grace, as in "Sharam aurat

1 / 2: aurat

aurat huun magar soorat-e-kohsaar khaDi huun

ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye

sab se laDi huun

i am a woman, but

stand like a mountain range

for the protection of the truth

i have fought with everyone

Farhat Zahid (2)

aurat (f) (2)

woman

soorat (f) (5)

face, in the form of

kohsaar (m) (1)

mountain range

sach (m) (8)

truth

tahaffuz (m) (1)

protection

laDi (f) (1)

fight

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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2 / 2: aurat

tum bhi aakhir ho mard kya jaano

ek aurat ka dard

kya jaano

you too, after all, are a man

what do you know?

about a woman’s pain

what do you know?

Syeda Arshia Haq (2)

aakhir (4)

alas, afterall

mard (m) (4)

man, men

jaano (m) (1)

toknow

aurat (f) (2)

woman

dard (m) (22)

pain

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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