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1 Urdu couplets and shers with etiraaz

etiraaz(m): objection

Description of etiraaz: Etiraaz is an Urdu word meaning objection, protest, or formal dissent against something perceived as unjust. Unlike mere disagreement, it implies a structured or vocal challenge to authority or norms. Differs from casual complaint by carrying legal or ethical weight, often in debates or petitions. In Urdu poetry, it evokes lovers' poignant objections to fate's cruelties, as in Ghalib's verses lamenting separated hearts.

1 / 1: etiraaz

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

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