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1 Urdu couplets and shers with mashuqa

mashuqa(f): beloved

Description of mashuqa: Mashuqa is an Urdu word meaning a female beloved or mistress, often referring to a woman in a romantic or illicit relationship with a man. Unlike a legal wife, it implies a passionate but unofficial attachment. Differs from "mahboob" by emphasizing physical allure and secrecy over mutual emotional devotion. In Urdu poetry, it evokes intense longing, as in ghazals depicting forbidden love.

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kya thi hamaari mohabbat aur ab kya ho gayi hai

mashuqa ke liye seekhi urdu

urdu mashuqa ho gayi hai

what was our love

and what has it now become?

i learned urdu for my beloved

urdu has now become my beloved

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seekhi (1)

learned

mashuqa (f) (1)

beloved

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