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1 Urdu couplets and shers with takheel

takheel(m): imagination, conception

Description of takheel: Takheel is an Urdu word meaning imagination, the creative faculty of the mind that forms mental images or concepts beyond direct perception. Unlike mere fantasy, which often implies whimsy or illusion, takheel emphasizes resourceful creativity in thought. Differs from vision, as it focuses on inventive imagery rather than foresight or planning. In Urdu poetry, it evokes a falcon soaring to unreachable realms, symbolizing boundless poetic fancy.

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izn sooraj ki kiran ko naheen jaane ka jahaan

meri takheel ka shaheen

wahaan bhi pahuncha

where the rays of the sun

do not have permission to enter

the falcon of my imagination

has found its way there

Zameer Atraulvi (2)

izn (m) (2)

permission, authorization

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

kiran (f) (1)

ray

jahaan (m) (16)

world, universe

takheel (m) (1)

imagination, conception

shaheen (m) (3)

falcon, eagle

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