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4 Urdu couplets and shers with khul

khul: open

1 / 4: khul

shauq-e-manzil humsafar haijazba-e-dil rahbar

mujh pe khud bhi khul naheen paata

kidhar jaata hoon main

passion for destination as companion

emotion of the heart as my guide

even i myself cannot fathom

where i am headed

Ali Jawad Zaidi (2)
shauq (m) (14)

passion, zeal

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

humsafar (m) (4)

companion

jazba (m) (4)

passion, emotion

dil (m) (108)

heart

rahbar (m) (7)

guide, leader, ruler

khud (23)

myself

khul (4)

open

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

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2 / 4: khul

ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi

dariyaa-e-noor tha?

soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,

the preacher was awakened

was that a goblet of wine, or

radiant river of light?

vaaiz (m) (4)

priest, holy man

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

khul (4)

open

jaam (m) (10)

wine cup, goblet

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

dariyaa (m) (13)

river

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

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3 / 4: khul

kahte hain aap Theek hain

rahte hain beqaraar se

whatever is in your heart

please tell me openly

you say you're fine

but seem so restless

dil (m) (108)

heart

aap (12)

respectful 'you'

khul (4)

open

Theek (2)

right, fine

restless

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4 / 4: khul

jab se dekhi ‘nazir’

dil ki kitaab

the meaning of all books

became evident

when i read, ‘nazir’,

the volume of my heart

sab (13)

all

khul (4)

open

maani (f) (4)

meaning

dil (m) (108)

heart

kitaab (m) (5)

book

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