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2 Urdu couplets and shers with bheeD

bheeD(m): crowd

Description of bheeD: Bheed is an Urdu word meaning a dense crowd or throng of people gathered closely together. Unlike a mere assembly, it evokes chaos and pressure from overwhelming numbers. Differs from 'jameat', which implies an organized group, as bheed suggests disorderly congestion. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes societal turmoil, as in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses depicting masses yearning for justice amid oppression.

1 / 2: bheeD

bheeD tanhaaiyon ka mela hai

aadmi aadmi

akela hai

a crowd is just

a bazaar of solitudes

each person

is all alone

Abdul Hamid Adam (12)

bheeD (m) (2)

crowd

tanhaaiyon (f) (3)

solitude, loneliness

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

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2 / 2: bheeD

awaazon ki bheeD mein itne shor-sharaabe mein

apni bhi ik raae rakhna

kitna mushkil hai

in this crowding of voices

amid all this tumult and furor

to listen to your own voice

how hard it is

Asad Bhopali (2)

bheeD (m) (2)

crowd

shor (m) (2)

noise, clamor

mushkil (m) (8)

difficult, hard

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