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1 Urdu couplets and shers with piya

piya(m): beloved

Description of piya: The Urdu word piya means beloved or lover, commonly used in romantic contexts to address a cherished partner. Unlike English terms that maintain formal distance, piya carries intimate emotional warmth and tenderness. Differs from similar words like "pyaar" which denotes love itself, piya specifically personifies the beloved object of affection. In literary and poetic usage, piya appears throughout classical Urdu poetry and contemporary songs, expressing longing, devotion, and the ache

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shabaan-e-hijraan daraaz chuun zulfroz-e-vaslat chuu umr kootaa

sakhi piya ko jo main na dekhun

to kaise kaaTuun andheri ratiyaan

the night of separation stretches like tresses

day of union short like life itself

my friend, if i don't see my beloved

how shall i endure these dark nights?

Ameer Khusrau (2)
shabaan (m) (1)

night, evening

hijraan (m) (2)

separation

daraaz (m) (3)

long

zulf (m) (7)

tresses (of a woman)

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

vaslat (f) (1)

union

umr (m) (15)

life

sakhi (f) (1)

companion

piya (m) (1)

beloved

ratiyaan (f) (1)

nights

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