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2 Urdu couplets and shers with utarna

utarna(m): cross over, get off

Description of utarna: Utarna is a versatile Urdu verb meaning to descend, alight, get down, or subside, often used for physical actions like stepping off a vehicle or emotional states like anger cooling. Unlike chadhna , utarna specifically conveys downward movement or removal. Differs from girna , as utarna implies controlled dismounting or gradual decline. In Urdu poetry, it evokes metaphorical descent, as in ghazals where sorrow "utarna" upon the heart, symbolizing overwhelming

1 / 2: utarna

yaadon ki rail aur kahin ja rahi thi phir

zanjeer kheench kar hi

utarna paDa mujhe

the runaway train of thoughts

is now headed somewhere else

i had to pull the chain

and get off

Zehra Shah (1)

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

rail (m) (1)

train

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

kheench (m) (1)

voice

utarna (m) (2)

cross over, get off

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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2 / 2: utarna

kaun Doobega kise paar utarna hai, 'zafar'

faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

Ahmad Zafar (2)

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

faisla (m) (3)

decision

waqt (m) (20)

time

Doobega (m) (1)

sink

paar utarna (m) (1)

crossover

utarna (m) (2)

cross over, get off

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