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3 Urdu couplets and shers with gum

gum(m): lost

Description of gum: Gum refers to being absorbed or lost. Unlike kho jaana, which is physical, gum is emotional. Differs from pareshan by being quiet. In Urdu poetry, gum symbolizes immersion.

1 / 3: gum

kis liye keeje kisee gum-gashtaa jannat ki talaash

jab ki miThi ke khilaunon se

bahal jaate hain log

why go searching for

some lost paradise

when people are content

with toys of clay?

Himayat Ali Shayar (1)

gum (m) (3)

lost

gashtaa (1)

roaming, wandering

jannat (f) (12)

heaven

talaash (f) (10)

quest, search

khilaunon (m) (1)

toys

bahal (m) (3)

satisfied, pacify

log (m) (14)

people

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (76)

2 / 3: gum

poochho na haal-e-zaar mera tum se kya kahuun

gum-karda raah-e-baagh huun

yaad aashiyaan naheen

inquire not of my desolate state

for what could i say?

i wander astray in the garden

with no memory of my home

Munni Bai Hijab (3)

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

zaar (m) (1)

wretched, miserable

gum (m) (3)

lost

raah (m) (25)

street, path

baagh (m) (4)

garden

yaad (m) (39)

memory, remember

aashiyaan (f) (3)

home

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (32)

3 / 3: gum

kitni deewarein uThi hain ek ghar ke darmiyaan

ghar kahi gum ho gaya

deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan

how many walls have arisen

within a home

the home is now lost somewhere

within these walls and doors

Makhmoor Saeedi (1)

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

gum (m) (3)

lost

deewar (m) (1)

wall

dar (m) (10)

window, door, gate

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (149)

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Grit, Resilience, & Courage (61)

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Pain, Distress, Suffering (1)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (41)

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