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1 Urdu couplets and shers with nazraana

nazraana(m): gift

Description of nazraana: Nazraana is an Urdu word meaning a voluntary gift, offering, or token of respect presented to someone of higher status, such as a superior, saint, or dignitary. Unlike a mandatory tax or obligation imposed by authority, it carries connotations of goodwill and devotion without expectation of return. Differs from a simple present by its ceremonial nature, often given during religious or festive occasions to honor the recipient. In literary and

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nazraana tere husn kokya dein ki apne paas

le de ke ek dil hai

so TuuTa hua sa hai

what gift to your beauty

can i offer, when all I have

is a heart,

that too somewhat broken

Shahryar (11)

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

husn (m) (20)

beauty

nazraana (m) (1)

gift

TuuTa (2)

broken

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