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2 Urdu couplets and shers with matlab

matlab(m): meaning / concern

Description of matlab: Matlab is an Urdu word meaning "meaning," "sense," or "intention," referring to the core significance or purpose behind words, actions, or ideas. Unlike superficial interpretations that skim the surface, it delves into deeper implications and true objectives. Differs from "maqsad," which emphasizes end goals, as matlab focuses on immediate import or what is conveyed. In Urdu poetry, it evokes layered emotions, as in Ghalib's verses probing love's hidden matlab.

1 / 2: matlab

us mai se naheen matlabdil jis se hai begaana

maqsud hai us mai se

dil hi mein jo kheenchti hai

i have no use for wine that

leaves the heart indifferent

what i seek is that which

tugs the heart from within

Akbar Allahabadi (12)
mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

matlab (m) (2)

meaning / concern

dil (m) (115)

heart

begaana (m) (3)

indifferent, stranger

maqsud (m) (1)

desired object

kheenchti (f) (1)

pull, tug

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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2 / 2: matlab

be-matlab baaton

se achchhi khaamoshi

better than pointless get-togethers

is solitude

better than meaningless talk

is silence

maqsad (m) (2)

goal

mehfil (f) (17)

gathering, concert

behtar (5)

better

tanhaai (f) (12)

solitude, loneliness

matlab (m) (2)

meaning / concern

khaamoshi (f) (4)

silence

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