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2 Urdu couplets and shers with baari

baari(f): turn

Description of baari: Baari is an Urdu word meaning "turn," "chance," or "succession," often denoting orderly alternation or sequence in actions or opportunities. Unlike continuous processes, it implies discrete, sequential instances, such as taking turns in a game. Differs from "baari" by focusing on temporal order rather than weather. In Urdu poetry, it evokes life's rhythmic turns, as in verses lamenting fate's successive blows.

1 / 2: baari

sar par zameen le kehawaaon ke saath jaa

aahista chalne vaale ki

baari na aaegi

carry the earth on your head

and run with the wind

those who tread slowly

will never get their turn

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sar (m) (9)

front, top, head

par (22)

wings / upon / however

zameen (m) (14)

ground, earth, land

hawaaon (m) (3)

winds

slow, deliberate

baari (f) (2)

turn

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2 / 2: baari

ab jigar thaam ke baiTho

meri baari aayi

you laughed listening to

nightingale’s passionate lament

now hold your heart and listen

for my turn has come

naala (m) (4)

cry, lament, wail

bulbul (m) (8)

nightingale

passionate, infatuated

suna (9)

hear

hans (7)

swans / smile, laugh

jigar (m) (8)

heart

thaam (4)

hold, grasp

baari (f) (2)

turn

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