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aandhiyaan(f): storms

Description of aandhiyaan: Aandhiyaan is the plural form of "aandhi" in Urdu, meaning storms or tempests, often evoking powerful, destructive winds that disrupt everything in their path. Unlike gentle breezes that soothe, aandhiyaan ravage landscapes and unsettle lives with relentless fury. Differs from barish , as it emphasizes turbulent air over precipitation, symbolizing chaos. In Urdu poetry, aandhiyaan metaphorically depict emotional upheavals, like love's trials in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses.

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hazaar barq gire laakh aandhiyaan uTThen

vo phool khil ke rahenge

jo khilne waale hain

let a thousand lightnings struck

let many storms rise...

those flowers will keep blooming

that are given to blooming

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

hazaar (8)

thousand

barq (m) (4)

lightning

laakh (m) (5)

hundred thousand

aandhiyaan (f) (1)

storms

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

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