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2 Urdu couplets and shers with rukhsaar

rukhsaar(m): face, cheek

1 / 2: rukhsaar

ham ne us ke lab-o-rukhsaar ko chhu kar dekha

hausle aag ko

gulzaar bana dete hain

i touched her lips and cheeks

to realize

courage can turn fire

into a garden of flowers

Qabil Ajmeri (8)

lab (m) (19)

lip, lips

rukhsaar (m) (2)

face, cheek

chhu (m) (2)

touch

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

aag (m) (5)

fire

gulzaar (m) (2)

garden

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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2 / 2: rukhsaar

bosa-e-rukhsaar par takraar rahne deejiye

leejiye ya deejiye

inkaar rahne deejiye

please stop arguing

about a kiss on the cheek

either i give or you give

but pray do not refuse

Hafeez Jaunpuri (1)

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

rukhsaar (m) (2)

face, cheek

takraar (m) (1)

argument, tiff

inkaar (m) (6)

rejection, refusal

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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