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2 Urdu couplets and shers with imaarat

imaarat(f): structure

1 / 2: imaarat

mat karo fikr imaarat ki koi zer-e-falak

khaana-e-dil jo gira hai

use taameer karo

concern yourself not about

buildings under the sky

rebuild that which has fallen

in the house of your heart

fikr (m) (5)

concern, fear

imaarat (f) (2)

structure

zer (m) (3)

under

falak (m) (1)

sky, heaven

khaana (m) (5)

room, section, space

dil (m) (108)

heart

taameer (m) (1)

construct, rebuild

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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2 / 2: imaarat

tilism-e-gumbad-e-garduun ko toD sakte hain

zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass,

not of unbreakable rock

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

tilism (m) (4)

spell, magic

gumbad (m) (2)

dome

garduun (m) (1)

heavens

toD (4)

to break

zujaaj (m) (1)

fragile, made of glass

imaarat (f) (2)

structure

sang (m) (2)

rock

adamant, tough

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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