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khiraamaan(m): walking gracefully

Description of khiraamaan: Khiraamaan is an Urdu adjective describing a slow, graceful, swaying walk filled with elegance and poise. Unlike a hurried stride, it evokes deliberate leisure and charm in movement. Differs from mere slowness by incorporating flirtatious or stylish mannerisms, often with a gentle hip sway. In poetry, it paints lovers approaching like perfumed breezes, as in "Khiraamaan khiraamaan moattar moattar nasim aa rahi hai."

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khiraamaan khiraamaan moattar moattar

naseem aa rahi hai ke

woh aa rahe hain

softly, gracefully

fragrantly, sweetly

is it the gentle morning breeze

or, is it my beloved?

Saghar Nizami (1)

khiraamaan (m) (1)

walking gracefully

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

naseem (m) (2)

breeze, zephyr

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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