2 Urdu couplets and shers with taraste
taraste(m): long for, thirst
Description of taraste: Taraste is the plural form of tarasta, an Urdu adjective meaning yearning, longing, or pining intensely, often for love or union. Unlike mere desire, it conveys a deeper, anguished craving that consumes the heart. Differs from casual wanting by implying helpless torment and emotional starvation. In poetry, lovers' eyes taraste for the beloved, as in songs like "Taraste Naina."
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abhi to log taraste hain
zindagi ke liye
where this love and passion
where this separation and union
right now, people just
long for life
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2 / 2: taraste
bas taraste hi chale afsos
paimaane ko hum
we came from afar, o cupbearer,
hearing of your tavern
and, regretfully, we kept
thirsting for a single cup
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