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2 Urdu couplets and shers with bujhaa

bujhaa: turn off

Description of bujhaa: 'Bujhaa' is the past participle form of the Urdu verb 'bujhana,' meaning extinguished, quenched, or put out, often referring to fire, thirst, or enthusiasm. Unlike its Hindi counterpart 'bujhna,' which emphasizes passive states like being dejected or in low spirits, 'bujhaa' in Urdu conveys a deliberate act of suppression. Differs from 'b?jhana,' which means to understand or comprehend. In Urdu poetry, 'bujhaa' evokes images of a lover's extinguished passion, as

1 / 2: bujhaa

aap aaye hain so ab ghar mein ujaala hai bahut

kahiye jalti rahe ya

shama bujhaa di jaaye

you have come and the

house is filled with light

tell me, should i keep them lit

or turn these lamps off

Saba Akbarabadi (2)

ujaala (m) (3)

light

shama (m) (5)

lamp, candle, wax

bujhaa (2)

turn off

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (139)

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shab-e-intezaar ki kashmakash mein na pooch kaise sahar hui

kabhee ek charaagh jalaa diyaa

kabhee ek charaagh bujhaa diyaa

ask not how the dawn arrived

after a night of restless waiting

sometimes, a lamp was lit

and, sometimes, it was put out

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shab (f) (14)

evening, night

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

kashmakash (f) (1)

turmoil, inner conflict

pooch (2)

ask

sahar (f) (8)

dawn

charaagh (m) (15)

lamp, light, flame

bujhaa (2)

turn off

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

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Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

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