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2 Urdu couplets and shers with qubuul

qubuul(m): accept, adopt

Description of qubuul: The Urdu word qubuul means acceptance or approval, signifying consent and agreement in personal or formal contexts. It conveys the act of willingly receiving or acknowledging something with full heart. Unlike rejection or refusal, qubuul represents an affirmative embrace of circumstances or proposals. Differs from mere tolerance, which suggests passive endurance; qubuul embodies active, heartfelt acceptance. In poetry and literature, the word carries profound emotional weight, often expressing acceptance of

1 / 2: qubuul

hargiz raha na kaafir-o-momin se usko kaam

dil ne kiya qubuul

jab islam husn ka

it cared neither

for the infidel or the believer

when the heart embraced

the religion of beauty

Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani (6)

hargiz (1)

definitely, ever

kaafir (m) (5)

infidel, disbeliever

momin (m) (2)

religious, pious

dil (m) (111)

heart

qubuul (m) (2)

accept, adopt

islam (m) (2)

religion

husn (m) (20)

beauty

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)

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2 / 2: qubuul

kahin woh aa ke miTa de na intezaar ka lutf

kahin qubuul na ho jaaye

iltijaa meri

by coming, hope she wouldn’t ruin

my pleasure of waiting

hope she doesn't accept

my pleas for her to come

Hasrat Jaipuri (2)

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

miTa (m) (2)

destroy, ruin, erase

qubuul (m) (2)

accept, adopt

iltijaa (m) (2)

plea, prayer

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)

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Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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