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2 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

sauda: business, barter, trade

1 / 2: sauda

sauda, jo bekhabar hai wahi yaan kare hai aish

mushkil bahut hai un ko

jo rakhte hain aagahi

sauda, the ignorant

enjoy the most here

it is difficult for those

who are aware

Mohammad Rafi Sauda (7)

business, barter, trade

ignorant, clueless

aish (6)

fun, frolic

difficult, hard

bahut (20)

too much or many

awareness

Theme: Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (38)

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2 / 2: sauda

bojh uThana shauq kahaan hai majboori ka sauda hai

rahte rahte station par

log coolie ho jaate hain

bearing burdens is hardly a passion

it is a barter of compulsion

staying at the station

people soon become porters

Munawwar Rana (3)

2014: Sahitya Akademi

shauq (14)

passion, zeal

bojh (2)

burden

helplessness, compulsion

business, barter, trade

porter

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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Quest, Journey, & Destination (53)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

Miscellany (44)

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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