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2 Urdu couplets and shers with dafan

dafan: bury

1 / 2: dafan

apni gali mein mujhko na kar dafan baad-e-qatal

mere pate se khalaq ko

kyon tera ghar mile?

please don’t bury me

in your lane after my murder

why should people find your house

while looking for me

Mirza Ghalib (63)

gali (f) (8)

street

bury

khalaq (m) (1)

people

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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2 / 2: dafan

belche laao kholo zameen ki tahen

main kahaan dafan hoon

kuchh pataa to chale

bring the shovels

dig into the depths of the earth

so i may find out

where i am buried

belche (m) (1)

spade

zameen (m) (13)

ground, earth, land

tahen (m) (1)

bottom, depth

bury

pataa (m) (2)

address, whereabouts

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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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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