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2 Urdu couplets and shers with sajde

sajde(m): prostrate in prayer

1 / 2: sajde

maqbool ho na ho yeh muqaddar ki baat hai

sajde kisi ke dar pe

kiye ja raha huun main

whether accepted or not

it is a matter of fate

but at someone’s doorstep

i am prostrate in prayer

Josh Malsiani (1)

1971: Padma Shri

muqaddar (m) (8)

fate, fortune

to be accepted, popular

sajde (m) (2)

prostrate in prayer

dar (m) (8)

window, door, gate

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 2: sajde

sajde ke daagh se na hui aashnaa jabeen

begaana waar guzre

har ik aastaan se ham

my forehead knew

no scars from prostration

i passed every threshold

like a stranger

Asar Sahbai (1)

sajde (m) (2)

prostrate in prayer

daagh (m) (6)

scars, stains

aashnaa (m) (1)

familiar, acquaintance

jabeen (m) (3)

forehead, face

begaana (m) (3)

indifferent, stranger

guzre (m) (3)

transpires, passes

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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