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baaghbaan(m): gardener

Description of baaghbaan: Baaghbaan is an Urdu word meaning a gardener or one who tends to a garden, nurturing plants with care and dedication. Unlike a mere laborer who toils without attachment, the baaghbaan cultivates an emotional bond with his blooms. Differs from a farmer, who focuses on vast fields for harvest, as baaghbaan emphasizes beauty and personal stewardship in enclosed paradises. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes divine providence or parental love, as

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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) (6)

garden

gul (m) (21)

flower

baaghbaan (m) (1)

gardener

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

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Miscellany (44)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (109)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Friends, Family, & Community (139)

Life, Learning, & Living (127)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Voice, Expression, & Language (78)

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