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2 Urdu couplets and shers with rind

rind(m): free-spirited reveler

1 / 2: rind

shab ko mai khoob se pee subah ko tauba kar lee

rind ke rind rahe

haath se jannat na gayi

indulged in wine by night,

sought forgiveness by dawn

i remained a wine-lover

but did not lose paradise

Jalal Lakhnavi (4)

shab (m) (14)

evening, night

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

subah (m) (2)

dawn

tauba (m) (3)

repentance, abstinence

rind (m) (2)

free-spirited reveler

rahe (20)

remain

jannat (f) (8)

heaven

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 2: rind

ho mohtaseeb ki khair uncha hai usi ke naam se

rind ka saaqi ka mae ka

khum ka paemaane ka naam

may god (or critics) be blessed

it is because of them

the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine

cask and goblet have gained fame

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

mohtaseeb (m) (1)

inspectorofvirtue

khair (m) (1)

welfare, good, well

rind (m) (2)

free-spirited reveler

saaqi (f) (9)

wine-pourer, bartender

mae (m) (1)

wine

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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