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2 Urdu couplets and shers with kaanTon

kaanTon(m): thorns

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bahut haseen sahi sohbaten gulon ki, magar

woh zindagi hai jo

kaanTon ke darmiyaan guzre

the company of flowers

is indeed beautiful

but that is life which

happens amid thorns

Jigar Moradabadi (13)

1959: Sahitya Akademi

beautiful

sohbaten (f) (1)

company, association

gulon (m) (2)

flowers

magar (28)

yet, but

zindagi (f) (41)

life

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

darmiyaan (f) (5)

between

guzre (m) (3)

transpires, passes

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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2 / 2: kaanTon

log kaanTon se bach ke chalte hain

main ne phoolon se

zakhm khaaye hain

people walk along,

surviving the thorns

but here i am,

wounded by flowers

Anonymous

kaanTon (m) (2)

thorns

move, go

phoolon (m) (3)

flowers

zakhm (m) (16)

wound, injury

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (50)

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Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Miscellany (44)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (117)

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Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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