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1 Urdu couplets and shers with maashuuq

maashuuq(m): beloved

Description of maashuuq: Maashuuq is a Urdu noun referring to a beloved or adored one, the object of a lover's passion, applicable to either a man or woman, synonymous with sweetheart, paramour, or love-interest. Unlike the lover , who actively pursues affection, maashuuq is the passive recipient of desire. Differs from casual terms like "pyaara" by implying intense, often poetic enchantment. In literature, it appears in couplets like "kisi maashuq ka aashiq se

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khalvat ho aur sharaab homaashuuq saamne

zaahid, tujhe kasam hai

jo tu ho to kya kare

in seclusion and

with wine and beloved with you

o holy man, tell me honestly

what would you do?

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khalvat (f) (1)

solitude, seclusion

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

maashuuq (m) (1)

beloved

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

zaahid (m) (7)

priest, pious person

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