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2 Urdu couplets and shers with gulon

gulon(m): flowers

Description of gulon: The Gulon is a creature from Scandinavian legend, also known as "Jerff" in Northern Sweden and "Vielfraß" in Germany, probably based on the wolverine. It resembles a dog-sized animal with cat-like features, shaggy brown fur, and a fox-like tail. Unlike ordinary predators, the Gulon exhibits bizarre eating behavior, gorging itself until swollen, then squeezing between trees to expel food before returning to feed again. Differs from typical mythological beasts through

1 / 2: gulon

bahut haseen sahi sohbaten gulon ki, magar

woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

Jigar Moradabadi (13)

1959: Sahitya Akademi

haseen (10)

beautiful

sohbaten (f) (1)

company, association

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

magar (29)

yet, but

zindagi (f) (41)

life

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

guzre (4)

transpires, passes

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

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2 / 2: gulon

gulon kaa zikr bahaaron mein kar chuke, 'akhtar'

ab aao hosh mein

barq-o-sharar ki baat karo

we have spoken enough of

blossoms in spring, 'aktar'

now, let us turn our clear minds

to lighting and fire

Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi (6)

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

zikr (m) (8)

mention, remember

bahaaron (f) (3)

spring, nature

hosh (f) (8)

consciousness

barq (m) (4)

lightning

sharar (m) (1)

spark, ember

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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