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5 Urdu couplets and shers with bosa

bosa(m): kiss

Description of bosa: Bosa is an Urdu word meaning a kiss, typically used to express affection or greeting. Unlike English, which relies on a single term, Urdu employs bosa specifically for romantic or familial lip contact. Differs from other Urdu expressions of affection like hug or embrace, bosa carries intimate connotations. In Urdu poetry and literature, bosa appears frequently as a metaphor for tenderness, longing, and emotional connection between lovers or family members.

1 / 5: bosa

bosa-e-rukhsaar par takraar rahne deejiye

leejiye ya deejiye

inkaar rahne deejiye

please stop arguing

about a kiss on the cheek

either i give or you give

but pray do not refuse

Hafeez Jaunpuri (1)

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

rukhsaar (m) (2)

face, cheek

takraar (m) (1)

argument, tiff

inkaar (m) (6)

rejection, refusal

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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2 / 5: bosa

kya qayaamat hai ki aariz un ke neele pad gaye

ham ne to bosa liya tha

khwaab mein tasveer ka

what calamity...that her

cheeks have turned blue

i merely kissed

her image in my dream

Anonymous

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

aariz (m) (3)

cheeks

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

tasveer (m) (7)

photo, picture, image

neele (m) (1)

blue

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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3 / 5: bosa

us lab se mil hi jaayega bosa kabhi to haan

shauq-e-fuzool-o-

jurat-e-rindaana chaahiye

from those lips, am sure

to get a kiss one day

just needs pointless passion

and careless courage

Mirza Ghalib (63)

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

fuzool (2)

useless, pointless

jurat (f) (2)

boldness, courage

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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4 / 5: bosa

jab ki le zulf teri mushaf-e-rukh ka bosa

phir yahaan farq ho

hindu-o-musalmaan mein kya

as your hair bends to kiss

the scripture of your face

then what difference remains

between a hindu and a muslim?

Shah Naseer (7)

zulf (m) (7)

tresses (of a woman)

mushaf (m) (1)

holy book

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

farq (m) (1)

difference

musalmaan (m) (2)

muslim

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

5 / 5: bosa

bosa-e-khaal-e-lab-e-jaanaan ki kaifiyat na poochh

nasha-e-mai se zyaada

nasha-e-afyoon hua

ask me not of the ecstasy of

kissing the mole on my beloved's lip

the rapture was greater than wine

it was like the trance of opium

Shah Naseer (7)

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

khaal (m) (1)

mole, beauty spot

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

jaanaan (m) (1)

loved one

kaifiyat (f) (1)

mental state, ecstasy

nasha (m) (2)

intoxication, high

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

zyaada (m) (6)

excess, too many

afyoon (m) (1)

opium

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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