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1 Urdu couplets and shers with naseebon

naseebon(m): fortunes

Description of naseebon: Naseebon is an Urdu word meaning those who are fortunate or blessed by destiny, often referring to people endowed with good luck or prosperity. Unlike naseebs, which denotes singular individuals of fate, naseebon is the plural form emphasizing a group sharing such favor. It differs from badnaseeb by highlighting positive fortune rather than misfortune. In poetic usage, poets invoke naseebon to contrast the lucky with the wretched in tales of

1 / 1: naseebon

subh ke takht-nasheen shaam ke mujrim tahre

hum ne pal bhar mein

naseebon ko badalte dekha

those enthroned in the morn

were declared criminals by dusk

we have, in a blink,

seen fortunes reversed

Bahadur Shah Zafar (9)

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

takht (m) (3)

throne

nasheen (3)

seated

shaam (f) (21)

evening

mujrim (m) (1)

criminal

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

naseebon (m) (1)

fortunes

badalte (4)

change

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