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2 Urdu couplets and shers with parwaaz

parwaaz(m): flight, soaring

Description of parwaaz: Parwaaz is an Urdu word meaning flight, soaring, or a bird's wingbeat, evoking graceful aerial movement. Unlike grounded terms like chalna , it captures the ethereal freedom of ascent through the skies. Differs from udaan by emphasizing poetic rhythm over mere propulsion. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes spiritual transcendence, as in verses where the soul takes parwaaz toward divine realms.

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samajhta hai tu raaz hai zindagi

faqat zauq-e-parwaaz

hai zindagi

you think

life is a mystery

life is just

a desire to fly

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

raaz (m) (3)

secret

faqat (6)

only, just, simply

zauq (m) (6)

pleasure, delight, joy

parwaaz (m) (2)

flight, soaring

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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kaaT kar par mutmain sayyaad beparwah na ho

ruuh bulbul ki

iraada rakhti hai parwaaz ka

having cut the wings,

may the hunter not rest content

the soul of the nightingale

is set on flying

Haidar Ali Aatish (6)

kaaT (3)

cut

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

mutmain (m) (1)

rest

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

beparwah (1)

careless

ruuh (m) (5)

soul, spirit

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

iraada (m) (2)

desire

parwaaz (m) (2)

flight, soaring

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Miscellany (44)

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