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2 Urdu couplets and shers with ibtida

ibtida(m): beginning

Description of ibtida: Ibtida is an Urdu word meaning the beginning, commencement, origin, or birth. Unlike intiha, which denotes an end or conclusion, ibtida signifies inception or starting point. Differs from muntaha, another term for termination, by emphasizing genesis rather than closure. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib employ it poetically as "ibtida-e-ishq" to evoke love's first stirrings.

1 / 2: ibtida

ilm ki ibtida hai hungama

ilm ki inteha hai

khaamoshi

the beginning of knowledge

commotion

the end of knowledge

silence

Firdaus Gayavi (1)

khaamoshi (f) (4)

silence

ibtida (m) (2)

beginning

hungaama (m) (3)

commotion, uproar

inteha (m) (3)

ending, finale

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

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2 / 2: ibtida

suni hikaayat-e-hasti to darmiyaan se suni

na ibtida ki khabar hai

na inteha maaloom

heard the story of life

but from the middle

don’t know how it started

nor know where it will end

Fani Badayuni (5)

hikaayat (f) (1)

story, tale

hasti (f) (3)

life, existence, being

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

ibtida (m) (2)

beginning

khabar (f) (12)

news, awareness

inteha (m) (3)

ending, finale

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