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2 Urdu couplets and shers with kaanTon

kaanTon(m): thorns

Description of kaanTon: KaanTon means thorns in Urdu, referring to sharp, pointed projections on plants that cause pain or injury. Unlike flowers, which symbolize beauty and joy, thorns represent hardship and suffering in Urdu poetry and literature. Differs from mere obstacles in that thorns carry metaphorical weight, embodying life's struggles and sorrows. In classical Urdu verse, kaanTon frequently appears as a poetic device, contrasting with blooms to explore themes of resilience amid adversity

1 / 2: kaanTon

log kaanTon se bach ke chalte hain

main ne phoolon se

zakhm khaaye hain

people walk along,

surviving the thorns

but here i am,

wounded by flowers

Anonymous

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

chalte (4)

move, go

phoolon (m) (5)

flowers

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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2 / 2: kaanTon

bahut haseen sahi sohbaten gulon ki, magar

woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

Jigar Moradabadi (13)

1959: Sahitya Akademi

haseen (10)

beautiful

sohbaten (f) (1)

company, association

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

magar (28)

yet, but

zindagi (f) (41)

life

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

guzre (m) (3)

transpires, passes

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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