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siyaahi(f): darkness

Description of siyaahi: Siyaahi is an Urdu word meaning blackness, darkness, or ink, often referring to the deep black hue of writing fluid. Unlike lighter shades like kaali which denote general dark colors, siyaahi evokes an intense, opaque ebony tone. Differs from tushah , as it specifically implies fluidity and use in calligraphy. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes profound melancholy or the indelible strokes of fate's pen.

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raushan bhi hami se rahi taqdeer hamaari

aur apne muqaddar ki siyaahi

bhi hamein thay

i was the light

in my destiny

and i myself

was the darkness in it too

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raushan (m) (5)

brightness, light up

taqdeer (m) (4)

fate, destiny

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

siyaahi (f) (1)

darkness

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