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7 Urdu couplets and shers with chaman

chaman(m): garden

Description of chaman: Chaman is an Urdu word meaning a lush garden or meadow, evoking verdant landscapes filled with flowers and greenery. Unlike arid deserts common in the region, it symbolizes paradise and natural beauty. Differs from formal parks, as it often implies a wild, poetic expanse. In Urdu literature, poets like Ghalib use chaman to depict heavenly realms of love and springtime bliss.

1 / 7: chaman

ye hasrat rah gayi kya kya maze se zindagi karte

agar hotaa chaman apnaa

gul apnaa baaghbaan apnaa

a yearning lingers

how delightful life might have been

had the garden been mine

the flower mine and the gardener mine

Mazhar Mirza Jaan-e-Janaan (1)

hasrat (f) (11)

desire, mostly unmet

maze (m) (1)

pleasure, delight

zindagi (f) (41)

life

chaman (m) (7)

garden

gul (m) (21)

flower

baaghbaan (m) (1)

gardener

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)

2 / 7: chaman

charaagh-e-zindagi hoga farozan hum naheen honge

chaman mein aayegi fasl-e-baharaan

hum naheen honge

flame of life will shine bright

but i won't be there

season of blossoms will come to the garden

but i won't be there

Abdul Majeed Salik (4)

charaagh (m) (15)

lamp, light, flame

zindagi (f) (41)

life

farozan (m) (1)

radiant, lit up

chaman (m) (7)

garden

fasl (m) (4)

crop, season

baharaan (m) (1)

spring

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

3 / 7: chaman

roshan jamaal-e-yaar se hai anjuman tamaam

dahka hua hai aatish-e-gul se

chaman tamaam

the entire gathering was aglow

with the beauty of my beloved

just like the whole garden was ablaze

by the fire of the flower

Hasrat Mohani (7)

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jamaal (m) (4)

light, beauty, elegance

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

anjuman (m) (5)

gathering, assembly

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

dahka (1)

heated, reddish glow

aatish (f) (3)

fire

gul (m) (21)

flower

chaman (m) (7)

garden

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)

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4 / 7: chaman

burii sarisht na badli jagah badalne se

chaman mein aa ke bhi

kaanTa gulaab ho na saka

bad nature doesn't get better

by changing location

even by entering the garden

the thorn couldn't turn into a flower

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

sarisht (m) (1)

nature

jagah (m) (5)

place

chaman (m) (7)

garden

kaanTa (m) (1)

thorn

gulaab (m) (4)

rose

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

5 / 7: chaman

chaman mein ikhtilaat-e-rang-e-buu se baat bantii hai

ham hii ham hain to kyaa ham hain

tum hii tum ho to kyaa tum ho

it is the blending of colors and scents

that makes a garden special

if it is only us, what's the value?

if it is only you, what's the value?

Sarshar Sailani (Bhim Sain) (1)

chaman (m) (7)

garden

ikhtilaat (1)

mixing, blending

rang (m) (14)

color, colors

buu (f) (1)

scent, smell

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (141)

6 / 7: chaman

ek bulbul bhi chaman mein na rahee ab ki fasl

zulm aisa hi kiya tu ne

aye sayyaad, ki bas

not even a single nightingale

remains in the garden this season

such was your tyranny,

oh hunter, what can one say?

Taban Abdul Hai (6)

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

chaman (m) (7)

garden

fasl (m) (4)

crop, season

zulm (m) (12)

cruelty, tyranny

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

7 / 7: chaman

main ne dekha hai bahaaron mein chaman ko jalte

hai koyi khwaab ki

taabir bataane wala

i have seen gardens

burning in spring

is there anyone who can

interpret this dream for me

Ahmad Faraz (21)

bahaaron (f) (3)

spring, nature

chaman (m) (7)

garden

jalte (m) (4)

light up, burn

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

taabir (m) (1)

interpretation

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Featured Themes

Beauty, Charm, & Union (111)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Life, Learning, & Living (132)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Miscellany (44)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Friends, Family, & Community (141)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (119)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Love, Passion, and Longing (117)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Voice, Expression, & Language (80)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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