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5 Urdu couplets and shers with raasta

raasta(m): path, way, road

Description of raasta: Raasta is an Urdu word meaning "path," "road," or "way," referring to a route or direction one follows. Unlike broader terms like "safarnaam" for journeys, it specifically denotes a physical or metaphorical passage. Differs from "rasta" in Hindi, which shares the spelling but often carries regional phonetic nuances in pronunciation. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes life's journey, as in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses evoking struggle toward enlightenment.

1 / 5: raasta

jin hawaaon se ulajhti rahi saari duniya

un hawaaon ne mera

raasta hamwaar kiya

the winds that

entangled the whole world

the same winds

made my path smooth

Iqbal Hashim (1)

hawaaon (m) (2)

winds

ulajhti (1)

entangled

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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2 / 5: raasta

tum zamaane ki raah se aaye

warna seedha tha

raasta dil ka

you came by

the way of the world

else, the path of the heart

is pretty straightforward

Baqi Siddiqui (2)

raah (m) (23)

street, path

warna (4)

orelse

seedha (m) (1)

straight

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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3 / 5: raasta

'shakeb', apne taaruf ke liye ye baat kaafi hai

hum us se bach ke chalte hain

jo raasta aam ho jaaye

shakeb, for my introduction,

this much is enough

i steer clear of paths

that are trodden by all

Shakeb Jalali (Syed Hasan Rizvi) (1)

taaruf (m) (1)

introduction

kaafi (3)

enough

chalte (4)

move, go

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

aam (3)

common

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

4 / 5: raasta

khud jise mehnat mashaaqqat se banaata huun 'jamaal'

chhoD deta huun woh raasta

aam ho jaane ke baad

the path that i laboriously make

with great effort, jamaal

i abandon that

when its trodden by all

Jamal Ehsani (2)

mashaaqqat (f) (1)

hardwork, toil, labor

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

mehnat (f) (1)

hard work

aam (3)

common

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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5 / 5: raasta

raasta hai ki kaTTa jaata hai

faasla hai ki

kam nahin hota

as i keep traveling

on this road

the distance to destination

doesn’t seem to reduce

Qabil Ajmeri (8)

raasta (m) (5)

path, way, road

kaTTa (1)

spent, shortened

faasla (m) (7)

distance

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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Featured Themes

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Friends, Family, & Community (141)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Life, Learning, & Living (131)

Love, Passion, and Longing (116)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (110)

Voice, Expression, & Language (79)

Miscellany (44)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

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