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1 Urdu couplets and shers with peeli

peeli: drink

Description of peeli: Peeli is an Urdu word meaning yellow, often denoting a bright or vivid shade associated with vibrancy and warmth. Unlike deeper tones like zard, which evoke maturity, peeli carries a lighter, more playful connotation. Differs from rangin, a general term for colorful, as peeli specifically highlights the sunny yellow hue. In Urdu poetry, peeli frequently symbolizes spring flowers or fleeting joy, as in verses praising mustard fields.

1 / 1: peeli

hungaama hai kyun barpaa thoDi si jo peeli hai

Daaka to naheen maara

chori to naheen ki hai

why such clamor

just because i drank some

i haven't assaulted anybody

nor stolen from anyone

Akbar Allahabadi (12)

hungaama (m) (3)

commotion, uproar

barpaa (1)

happen

peeli (1)

drink

chori (f) (1)

theft

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