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1 Urdu couplets and shers with mahlon

mahlon(m): plural of mahal (palace)

Description of mahlon: Mahlon is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "sickness," borne by a son of Elimelech and Naomi in the Book of Ruth, who married the Moabite Ruth before dying childless in Moab. Unlike its brother name Chilion , which evokes decay, Mahlon directly signifies illness, foreshadowing the family's tragedies amid famine. Differs from modern playful uses, like the Zelda game's horse god who revives steeds. In Urdu poetry, mahlon denotes grand

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hone do charaagaan mahlon mein kya ham ko agar diwali hai

mazdoor hain hum mazdoor hain hum

mazdoor ki duniya kaali hai

let the palaces be lit up with lamps

how does it matter to us it is diwali

we are laborers, laborers we are

our world filled with darkness

Jameel Mazhari (1)

charaagaan (m) (1)

lamps

mahlon (m) (1)

plural of mahal (palace)

mazdoor (m) (1)

laborers

kaali (1)

dark, black

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