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4 Urdu couplets and shers with kharaab

kharaab(m): ruin, spoil

Description of kharaab: The Urdu word kharaab means ruined, spoiled, or bad, often describing something deteriorated or morally corrupt. Unlike theek, which signifies soundness or repair, kharaab conveys decay or failure. Differs from bura by emphasizing physical spoilage over mere negativity. In Urdu poetry, it evokes emotional desolation, as in verses lamenting a lover's heart turned kharaab by betrayal.

1 / 4: kharaab

inquilaab ek khwaab hai so hai

dil ki duniya kharaab hai

so hai

revolution is just a dream

and so it is

the world's heart is horrible

and so it is

Jaun Eliya (16)

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

duniya (m) (26)

world

kharaab (m) (4)

ruin, spoil

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

2 / 4: kharaab

haasil-e-kun hai yeh jahaan-e-kharaab

yeh hi mumkin tha

itni ujlat me

the result of creation

is this ruined world

this was all that was possible

in such haste

Jaun Eliya (16)

mumkin (8)

possible

haasil (m) (6)

capture, possess

kun (m) (1)

creation

jahaan (m) (16)

world, universe

kharaab (m) (4)

ruin, spoil

ujlat (f) (1)

haste, hurry

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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3 / 4: kharaab

aseer-e-panja-e-ahd-e-shabaab kar ke mujhe

kahaan gaya mera bachpan

kharaab kar ke mujhe

having made me a captive

of the age of youth

where has my childhood gone

ruining me thus

Muztar Khairabadi (4)

aseer (m) (1)

captive, prisoner

panja (m) (1)

clutch, grip

ahd (m) (3)

vow, promise

shabaab (m) (6)

youth

bachpan (m) (1)

childhood

kharaab (m) (4)

ruin, spoil

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

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4 / 4: kharaab

kabhi ishq karo aur phir dekho is aag mein jalte rehne se

kabhi dil par aanch naheen aati

kabhi rang kharaab naheen hota

fall in love once...and see

why burning in this fire

never scorches the heart

never fades the colors

Saleem Kausar (4)

kabhi (27)

on occasion

ishq (m) (34)

love

jalte (m) (4)

light up, burn

dil (m) (112)

heart

aanch (m) (2)

heat, flame, scorch

rang (m) (14)

color, colors

kharaab (m) (4)

ruin, spoil

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (118)

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Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (59)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (38)

Life, Learning, & Living (132)

Miscellany (44)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

Voice, Expression, & Language (81)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (112)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Love, Passion, and Longing (118)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (120)

Friends, Family, & Community (142)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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