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2 Urdu couplets and shers with khilona

khilona(m): toy

Description of khilona: Khilona is an Urdu word meaning "toy," referring to a plaything designed for children's amusement or entertainment. Unlike durable household items, it is typically lightweight and crafted solely for imaginative play. Differs from "asbaab," which denotes practical tools or furniture. In poetry, it symbolizes fleeting love, as in the film Khilona where a woman is metaphorically discarded like a broken toy.

1 / 2: khilona

duniya jise kahte hain jaadu ka khilona hai

mil jaaye toh miTTi hain

kho jaaye toh sona hai

that which is called life

is but a bizarre toy

what we get is dirt

what we lose is gold

Nida Fazli (12)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

duniya (m) (25)

world

jaadu (m) (2)

magic, magical, bizarre

khilona (m) (2)

toy

miTTi (f) (3)

soil, dirt, mud

sona (m) (1)

gold

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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2 / 2: khilona

yahaan har shakhs har pal hadsa hone se darta hai

khilona hai jo miTTi ka

fana hone se darta hai

everyone here is always

fearful of a calamity happenin

all of them toys...always

fearful of becoming dirt

Rajesh Reddy (4)

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

hadsa (m) (2)

calamity, accident

darta (1)

fearful

khilona (m) (2)

toy

mitti (f) (1)

dirt, clay, earth

fana (f) (2)

annihilation

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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