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1 Urdu couplets and shers with kamaayi

kamaayi(f): earnings, gain

Description of kamaayi: Kamaayi is an Urdu word meaning earnings, income, or livelihood gained through honest work or effort. Unlike rozi-roti, which broadly denotes daily sustenance, it emphasizes accumulated wealth from labor. Differs from dhan , as it implies deserved gains from toil. In poetic usage, poets like Faiz evoke it as the fruit of struggle, symbolizing dignity in toil.

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kaleje mein hazaaron daag dil mein hasratein laakhon

kamaayi le chala hoon

saath apne zindagi bhar ki

so many scars in my heart,

countless unmet desires

these gains i carry with me

through my whole life

Ameer Qazalbash (4)

kaleje (m) (1)

heart, chest

hazaaron (4)

thousands

daag (m) (2)

scar

hasratein (f) (2)

desires, mostly unmet

laakhon (m) (2)

hundreds of thousands

kamaayi (f) (1)

earnings, gain

zindagi (f) (41)

life

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