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2 Urdu couplets and shers with watan

watan(m): homeland, country

1 / 2: watan

ghurbat ki thanDi chaanv mein yaad aai us ki dhoop

qadr-e-watan hui hamein

tark-e-watan ke baad

in the cool shade of exile

i yearned for the heat of its sun

only after abandoning the homeland

did i understand its true worth

ghurbat (f) (1)

poverty, lowliness

thanDi (f) (1)

cool

chaanv (m) (3)

shade

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

qadr (m) (4)

value, worth

watan (m) (2)

homeland, country

tark (m) (1)

abandonment

baad (10)

breeze / after

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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2 / 2: watan

zabaan hamaari na samjha yahaan koi 'majrooh'

hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

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zabaan (m) (10)

language, tongue

samjha (m) (6)

understand

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

watan (m) (2)

homeland, country

rahe (20)

remain

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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