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1 Urdu couplets and shers with guzishta

guzishta(m): past, bygone

Description of guzishta: Guzishta means the past in Urdu, referring to time that has elapsed or moments that have gone by. It carries deeper emotional weight than a simple temporal reference, encompassing memories, lessons, and nostalgia woven through personal experience. Unlike the related word "mazi," which also means past but functions more broadly as historical reference, guzishta emphasizes individual or personal history. Differs from mere chronological time in that it resonates with poetic

1 / 1: guzishta

har nafas umr-e-guzishta ki hai mayyat, fani

zindagi naam hai

mar mar ke jiye jaane ka

every breath, fani, is

the corpse of a moment gone

what we call life

is living through repeated deaths

Fani Badayuni (5)

nafas (m) (1)

breath

umr (m) (15)

life

guzishta (m) (1)

past, bygone

mayyat (f) (1)

corpse

zindagi (f) (41)

life

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