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1 Urdu couplets and shers with lahr

lahr(m): wave

Description of lahr: Lahr is a German city in western Baden-Württemberg at the Black Forest's edge, with around , residents and known for its historic Storchenturm tower and annual Chrysanthema flower show. Unlike many German towns, Lahr features Brutalist "Canada Ring" apartments built in for Canadian forces, emphasizing communal circular design. Differs from nearby Offenburg as Ortenau's second-largest city and an economic hub for surrounding villages. In literature, Lahr evokes poetic Black Forest

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aankhon tak aa saki na kabhi aansuon ki lahr

ye qaafila bhi

naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya

never could the wave of tears

reach the eyes

this caravan too,

got lost in the migration

Abbas Tabish (5)

aankhon (m) (12)

eyes

kabhi (26)

on occasion

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

lahr (m) (1)

wave

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

naql (m) (1)

shifting, transfer

makaani (f) (1)

of place, of residence

kho (5)

lose

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