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6 Urdu couplets and shers with samajh

samajh(f): understand, understanding

Description of samajh: Samajh is an Urdu noun meaning understanding, comprehension, intellect, or sense, often denoting the faculty of discernment and rational perception. Unlike mere sensory perception like sight or hearing, it encompasses intellectual grasp and sound judgment. Differs from rote knowledge by implying wisdom and prudent reasoning in decision-making. In Urdu poetry, it appears in phrases like "samajh-daar" for the wise, evoking themes of insight and emotional acuity.

1 / 6: samajh

ham ko bharam nebahr-e-tavahhum bana diya

dariyaa samajh ke kuud paDe

hum saraab mein

doubt has turned me into

a sea of delusion

thinking it is a river,

i jumped headlong into a mirage

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bharam (m) (2)

doubt

bahr (m) (6)

sea, body of water

tavahhum (m) (1)

superstition

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

saraab (m) (1)

mirage, illusion

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2 / 6: samajh

Tal jaayega ye apni balaa

tujh pe Daal kar

in love, don’t mistake your

heart to be your friend, ‘zauq’

it will dump its troubles

on you and flee

dil (m) (109)

heart

rafiq (m) (1)

friend

ishq (m) (34)

love

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

balaa (m) (2)

troubles / intensity

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3 / 6: samajh

jo kho gaya main

usko bhulaataa chala gaya

that which i got in life

i thought of it as my good fate

those that i lost

i moved on, forgetting them

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mil (8)

meet

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

kho (5)

lose

forgetting

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4 / 6: samajh

majnoon mat ban, hosh mein rah

aur phir laila ka bhed samajh

superior to the one who accepts is

the one who is aware and mindful

don't be a majnu, stay mindful

and figure out the secrets of laila

dhyaan (f) (5)

attention, focus

rahe (20)

remain

hosh (f) (8)

consciousness

bhed (m) (1)

secret, mystery

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

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5 / 6: samajh

itne khoobsoorat lab

jhooT kaise bolenge

thinking this i

believed all that you said

how can such beautiful

tell any lies?

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

maana (5)

agreed, listen to

sach (m) (8)

truth

beautiful

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

jhooT (m) (2)

lie

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6 / 6: samajh

wahi daana hai kaha

jis ne na maana dil ka

after a long time, dagh,

i have understood

the wise is the one who

did not follow his heart

baad (11)

breeze / after

muddat (f) (5)

period, duration

samajh (f) (6)

understand, understanding

daana (1)

wise, learned

maana (5)

agreed, listen to

dil (m) (109)

heart

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