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4 Urdu couplets and shers with qaafila

qaafila(m): caravan

Description of qaafila: The Urdu word qaafila means a caravan or body of travelers and merchants journeying together. Unlike a single traveler moving alone, a qaafila represents a collective group bound by shared purpose and route. Differs from a marketplace or settlement, as it embodies movement and transience across distances. In poetry and literature, qaafila evokes themes of journey, companionship, and the passage through life's uncertain terrain, carrying metaphorical weight beyond its literal

1 / 4: qaafila

tu idhar udhar ki na baat kar ye bata ki qaafila kyuun luTaa

mujhe raahzanon se gila naheen

teri rahbari ka savaal hai

don’t talk about irrelevant stuff

first tell us how the caravan got looted

i have no complaint against the robbers

i have questions about your leadership

Shahab Jafri (1)

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

luTaa (m) (1)

loot

raahzan (m) (4)

robber, looter

gila (m) (9)

fault, complaint

rahbari (f) (1)

guidance, leadership

savaal (m) (2)

question

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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2 / 4: qaafila

aankhon tak aa saki na kabhi aansuon ki lahr

ye qaafila bhi

naql-e-makaani mein kho gaya

never could the wave of tears

reach the eyes

this caravan too,

got lost in the migration

Abbas Tabish (5)

aankhon (m) (12)

eyes

kabhi (26)

on occasion

aansuon (m) (4)

tears

lahr (m) (1)

wave

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

naql (m) (1)

shifting, transfer

makaani (f) (1)

of place, of residence

kho (5)

lose

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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3 / 4: qaafila

zindagi yuun hui basar tanha

qaafila saath

aur safar tanha

life transpired

spent alone

moving with the caravan

but traveling alone

Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra) (7)

zindagi (f) (41)

life

basar (m) (1)

spent, lived

tanha (m) (7)

alone

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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4 / 4: qaafila

humsafar chaahiye hujuum naheen

ek musaafir bhi

qaafila hai mujhe

need a companion

not a crowd

one such person

is a caravan for me

Ahmad Faraz (21)

humsafar (m) (4)

companion

hujuum (m) (4)

crowd, throng

musaafir (m) (7)

fellow traveler

qaafila (m) (4)

caravan

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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