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1 Urdu couplets and shers with chaal

chaal(m): gait, course, movement

Description of chaal: Chaal is an Urdu word meaning a clever trick, scheme, or sly maneuver, often implying cunning or deceitful strategy. Unlike overt deception, which is bold and obvious, chaal operates subtly through calculated moves. Differs from mere intelligence, as it specifically denotes tactical ploys in games, politics, or daily rivalries. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the fox's wily chaal outsmarting the hunter.

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mudaakhalat ki fazataane chalo 'rizwan'

hawa ki chaal mein

mumkin hai kuchh lachak aaye

keep spinning the threads

of interference and resistance, 'rizwan'

maybe soon the strong winds

will yield and change direction

Rizwan Saeed (1)
mudaakhalat (f) (2)

interference

faza (f) (3)

environment, expanse

taane (m) (1)

weave, spin, stretch

hawa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

chaal (m) (1)

gait, course, movement

mumkin (8)

possible

lachak (m) (1)

flexibility, suppleness

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