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khwaahishen(f): desires

Description of khwaahishen: Khwaahishen is the plural form of khwaahish in Urdu, meaning deep, intense desires or yearnings that consume one's life, as immortalized in Mirza Ghalib's famous ghazal "Hazaaron Khwaahishen Aisi." Unlike fleeting whims, these are profound longings that exhaust the soul with every breath. Differs from mere wants by evoking existential torment and unfulfillment. In poetry, Ghalib laments thousands such wishes, each claiming a life's sigh, yet desires outlast existence.

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hazaaron khwaahishen aisi ki har khwaahish pe dum nikle

bahut nikle mere armaan

lekin phir bhi kam nikle

thousands of aspirations

each would consume a life

many desires came true

but still just not enough

Mirza Ghalib (63)

hazaaron (4)

thousands

khwaahishen (f) (1)

desires

khwaahish (f) (4)

desire, aspiration

dum (m) (2)

breath, life

nikle (m) (6)

emerge, come out

armaan (m) (1)

wish, hope

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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