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2 Urdu couplets and shers with fana

fana(f): annihilation

Description of fana:

The Urdu word fana denotes the mystical annihilation of individual consciousness within divine presence, a central concept in Sufi Islamic spirituality. It represents the dissolution of human attributes, replaced by divine ones, achieved through spiritual contemplation. Unlike ordinary meditation, fana involves complete ego-death and transcendence of sensory perception. Differs from baqa, which follows fana and allows the soul to reintegrate awakened consciousness into worldly existence. In poetic and spiritual literature,

1 / 2: fana

yahaan har shakhs har palhadsa 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

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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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2 / 2: fana

apne haathon se us ne meri qabr pe

chaadar-e-gul chaDaayi maza aa gaya

oh ‘fana’, am glad on this day of death

she came to respect and honor my love

with her own hands she spread flowers

on my graveyard…’twas so thrilling

shukr (m) (3)

gratitude, thanks

baad (11)

breeze / after

fana (f) (2)

annihilation

pyaar (m) (7)

love

aabru (f) (2)

honor, dignity, respect

qabr (m) (4)

grave, tomb

shawl, wrap, cover

gul (m) (21)

flower

spread

maza (m) (3)

fun

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