1 Urdu couplets and shers with dastaras

dastaras(f): access, reach

Description of dastaras: Dastaras refers to access or reach. Unlike qurbat, which is closeness, dastaras emphasizes availability. Differs from ikhtiyaar by focusing on approachability. In Urdu usage, dastaras appears in administrative and social contexts.

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main us ki dastaras mein huun magar woh

mujhe meri razaa se

maangta hai

i am within his reach,

but he

seeks me

with my consent

Parveen Shakir (17)

dastaras (f) (1)

access, reach

magar (29)

yet, but

razaa (m) (3)

consent / pleasure / wish

maangta (2)

want, seek, crave

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