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3 Urdu couplets and shers with bura

bura: bad

Description of bura: Bura in Urdu means bad, evil, or wicked, often describing something morally wrong or of poor quality. Unlike kharab, which emphasizes physical damage or ruin, bura focuses on ethical or inherent negativity. Differs from buri by being masculine, as in bura aadmi for a bad man. In Urdu poetry, it evokes moral decay, like in Ghalib's verses lamenting a bura fate.

1 / 3: bura

kis qadar nadim hua huun main bura kah kar use

kya khabar thi jaate jaate

woh dua de jaayega

how regretful i am

for criticizing him harshly

who knew, that while leaving

he would bless me and go

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qadar (m) (8)

amount of, degree

nadim (1)

regretful

bura (3)

bad

khabar (f) (12)

news, awareness

dua (m) (11)

blessing, prayer

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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2 / 3: bura

ham ne bura bhala hi sahi kaam to kiya

tum ko to etiraaz hi

karne ka shauq tha

we may have done good or bad

at least we did something

you, however, were only

fond of raising objections

Jagan Nath Azad (1)

bura (3)

bad

bhala (2)

good

kaam (m) (14)

work

etiraaz (m) (1)

objection

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

3 / 3: bura

ghalib, bura na maan jo waiz bura kahe

aisa bhi koi hai ki

sab achchha kahein jise

ghalib, don't mind if

the cleric finds you sinful

is there anyone at all

the whole world deems virtuous?

Mirza Ghalib (63)

bura (3)

bad

waiz (m) (2)

preacher, holy man

sab (13)

all

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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