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3 Urdu couplets and shers with raftaar

raftaar(f): fast, speed

1 / 3: raftaar

hausla hai to safinon ke alam lahraao

bahte dariyaa to chalenge

isi raftaar ke saath

if you have the courage

unfurl the sails of your boat

the flowing river

will continue at its own pace

hausla (m) (6)

valor, courage

safinon (m) (2)

boats

alam (m) (2)

flag, sail, pain, affliction

wave, unfurl

dariyaa (m) (13)

river

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

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2 / 3: raftaar

inquilaab aayega raftaar se mayoos na ho

bahut aahista nahin hai

jo bahut tez nahin

the revolution will come soon

don’t be despondent

it doesn’t come too slowly

not does it come too fast

Ali Sardar Jafri (6)

1997: Jnanpith Award

1967: Padma Shri

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

slow, deliberate

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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3 / 3: raftaar

dekh raftaar-e-inquilaab 'firaq'

kitni aahista

aur kitni tez

watch

the pace of revolution, firaq

how deliberate

and, yet, how swift

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

raftaar (f) (3)

fast, speed

inquilaab (m) (7)

revolution

slow, deliberate

tez (4)

fast, speed, quick

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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