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3 Urdu couplets and shers with rukhsat

rukhsat(f): departure (esp. of bride)

1 / 3: rukhsat

ajeeb hote hainadaab-e-rukhsat-e-mehfil

ke woh bhi uTh ke gayaa

jis ka ghar na thaa koyi

strange is the etiquette

of leaving a gathering

even those got up and left

who had no home to go to

Sahar Ansari (2)
ajeeb (8)

strange, weird

adaab (m) (1)

etiquette

rukhsat (f) (3)

departure (esp. of bride)

mehfil (f) (17)

gathering, concert

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2 / 3: rukhsat

khurshid ke chhupte hi

sitaare nikal aaye

the tear of mine left

and flowed forth

soon as the sun withdrew

the stars emerged

rukhsat (f) (3)

departure (esp. of bride)

ashk (m) (5)

tears

nikal (9)

come out, emerge

khurshid (m) (1)

sun

sitaare (m) (2)

stars

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3 / 3: rukhsat

saara ghar le gaya

ghar chhoD ke jaane wala

i bid him/her farewell

but i didn't know

the one who left the house

took the whole home with him/her

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

rukhsat (f) (3)

departure (esp. of bride)

maloom (4)

to know

chhoD (7)

leave

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