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kumak(m): aid, support

Description of kumak: Kumak is an Urdu word meaning assistance, support, or help, often implying aid from others in times of need. Unlike mere advice, it conveys active intervention or rescue. Differs from 'madad,' which is more formal aid, as kumak suggests informal, heartfelt backing from kin or community. In Urdu poetry, it evokes themes of divine or fraternal succor amid adversity.

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phir pas-e-paspaayi mera hausla zinda hua

aasmaan se phir koyi

taaza kumak aane ko hai

once again in the face of retreat

my courage was rekindled

it feels as if fresh aid

is on its way from heavens above

Abbas Tabish (5)

pas (m) (1)

side, behind, background

paspaayi (1)

retreat, surrender

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

zinda (4)

alive

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

taaza (m) (2)

fresh, new

kumak (m) (1)

aid, support

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