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3 Urdu couplets and shers with nagar

nagar(m): city

Description of nagar: The Urdu word nagar denotes a city, town, or urban area, derived from Sanskrit origins. Unlike the English term "city," nagar encompasses broader meanings including suburbs and municipal regions within South Asian contexts. Differs from rural settlements, nagar specifically refers to populated urban centers with administrative significance. In classical literature and poetry, nagar appears as a symbol of civilization and cultural sophistication, representing the bustling heart of kingdoms and societies

1 / 3: nagar

aahista baat kar ki hawaa tez hai bahut

aisaa na ho

ki saaraa nagar bolne lage

speak softly

for the wind is strong

lest it happen the whole city

begins to gossip

Wazir Agha (Wazir Agha) (1)

aahista (4)

slow, deliberate

tez (5)

fast, speed, quick

nagar (m) (3)

city

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (148)

2 / 3: nagar

dil ki viraani ka kya mazkur hai

ye nagar sau martaba

luTa gaya

of this heart’s desolation

what’s there to say

a hundred times has

this city been plundered

Meer Taqi Meer (14)

dil (m) (115)

heart

viraani (f) (2)

desolation, loneliness

mazkur (m) (1)

mention

nagar (m) (3)

city

sau (m) (3)

hundred

martaba (m) (1)

times

luTa (m) (1)

plunder, rob

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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3 / 3: nagar

ek uljhan raat din palTi rahi dil mein ki ham

kis nagar ki khaak thay

kis dasht mein Thahre rahe

one torment churned ceaselessly

in my heart...day and night

which place gave birth to me

and which wilderness am i in now?

Baqa Baluch (1)

uljhan (m) (2)

turmoil, entanglement

dil (m) (115)

heart

nagar (m) (3)

city

khaak (f) (7)

dust, ashes, worthless

dasht (m) (5)

wilderness, desert

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (31)

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