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2 Urdu couplets and shers with zulmat

zulmat(f): darkness

Description of zulmat: Zulmat means darkness or gloom, derived from Arabic and used across multiple languages including Urdu, Indonesian, and Uzbek. The word carries connotations of shadowy, obscured spaces and regions of darkness. Unlike ordinary darkness, zulmat often evokes a deeper, more profound sense of obscurity, particularly in Islamic and poetic contexts. Differs from simple absence of light, zulmat suggests an almost tangible quality of shadow and concealment. In classical Urdu poetry and

1 / 2: zulmat

jabr-e-maahaul ki zulmatmein bhi ehsaas mera

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

Shad (1)
noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

jabr (m) (1)

oppression, compulsion

maahaul (m) (1)

surrounding, ambience

zulmat (f) (2)

darkness

afshaan (m) (1)

glitter, spreading

jamaal (m) (4)

light, beauty, elegance

farda (m) (2)

dawn, tomorrow

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2 / 2: zulmat

na hoti mohabbat

na hota zuhoor

from gloom, love drew

the radiance of light

without love

there is no sight

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

zulmat (f) (2)

darkness

kaadhaa (m) (1)

extract

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

zuhoor (m) (1)

sight, manifestation

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