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1 Urdu couplets and shers with nazar-shanas

nazar-shanas: discerning, discriminating

Description of nazar-shanas: Nazar-shanas is an Urdu compound word meaning discerning or perceptive, one who keenly observes and understands subtleties. Unlike dil-nawaz, which denotes someone caring or kind-hearted, it emphasizes sharp insight into situations or people. Differs from m , as it carries a positive connotation of appreciation rather than self-serving calculation. In Nasir Kazmi's ghazal, the beloved is "dil-nawaz hai lekin nazar-shanas nahin," lamenting her lack of perceptiveness amid the lover's pain.

1 / 1: nazar-shanas

woh dil-nawaz hai, lekin nazar-shanas nahi

mera ilaaj mere charagar

ke paas nain

my beloved is caring

but not discerning

the cure for my ailment

my healer doesn't have

Nasir Kazmi (9)

dil-nawaz (m) (1)

caring, considerate

nazar-shanas (1)

discerning, discriminating

ilaaj (m) (5)

cure, treatment

charagar (m) (1)

doctor, healer

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