2 Urdu couplets and shers with sookhe
sookhe: dried up
Description of sookhe: Sookhe is a Hindi/Urdu term meaning "dry," commonly used in Indian cuisine to describe stir-fried vegetable or legume dishes prepared without gravy or sauce. Unlike wet curries with thick gravies, sookhe recipes emphasize spices coating the ingredients for a rustic, textured flavor. Differs from bhaji or sabzi styles that may include onions, tomatoes, or moisture for softness. In poetry, it evokes aridity, like a parched lover's longing in Urdu ghazals.
1 / 2: sookhe
jo taalluq ko nibhaate huye
mar jaate hain
we are swans sitting
by a dried-up pond
we die, while staying
loyal to the bond
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2 / 2: sookhe
inhiin sookhe hue kaanton se
zikr-e-gulistaan likhiye
these are the only relics
of buds and blooms in our times
with these dried thorns
write the story of the rose garden
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