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2 Urdu couplets and shers with moattar

moattar(m): fragrant, perfumed

1 / 2: moattar

khiraamaan khiraamaan moattar moattar

naseem aa rahi hai ke

woh aa rahe hain

softly, gracefully

fragrantly, sweetly

is it the gentle morning breeze

or, is it my beloved?

Saghar Nizami (1)

khiraamaan (m) (1)

walking gracefully

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

naseem (m) (2)

breeze, zephyr

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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kya badan hoga ki jis ke kholte jaame ka band

barg-e-gul ki tarah

har naakhun moattar ho gaya

what body it must be

when i untie the drawstrings

like the petals of a flower

my nails smell of perfume too

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen (4)

badan (m) (5)

body

jaame (m) (1)

clothing

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

barg (m) (1)

leaf, petal

gul (m) (19)

flower

naakhun (m) (1)

nails

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (108)

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