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2 Urdu couplets and shers with Dar

Dar(m): fear

Description of Dar: Dar refers to fear or apprehension. Unlike khauf, which is intense, dar can be mild. Differs from wahshat by being controlled. In Urdu usage, dar conveys hesitation.

1 / 2: Dar

gar baazi ishq ki baazi hai jo chaaho lagaado Dar kaisa

gar jeet gaye to kya kehna

haaray bhi to baazi maat nahi

if the gamble is of love

bet what you want, why fear

if you win, nothing like it

even if you lose, it is not a loss

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

baazi (f) (3)

gamble, bet

ishq (m) (34)

love

Dar (m) (2)

fear

jeet (f) (2)

win, victory

haaray (m) (1)

defeated

maat (f) (1)

defeat, checkmate

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2 / 2: Dar

Dar humko bhi lagta hai raaste ke sannaate se

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

Javed Akhtar (10)

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

Dar (m) (2)

fear

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

sannaate (m) (1)

silence, quietness

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

dil (m) (109)

heart

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