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2 Urdu couplets and shers with qissa

qissa(m): story, account

Description of qissa: Qissa is an Urdu word meaning a narrative, tale, or story, often recounting historical, legendary, or moral events in prose form. Unlike structured epics like dastan that feature heroic adventures and poetic interludes, qissa emphasizes straightforward storytelling with emotional depth. It differs from simple kahani by incorporating folklore, romance, or tragedy drawn from real or mythical sources. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib evoke qissa to symbolize life's poignant, unfolding

1 / 2: qissa

pata ab tak nahin badla hamaara

vahi ghar hai

vahi qissa hamaara

our address so far

has not changed

same house

same story ours

Ahmad Mushtaq (3)

pata (m) (5)

address, whereabouts

badla (m) (1)

change

qissa (m) (2)

story, account

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

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2 / 2: qissa

mauquuf hai kyuun hashr pe insaaf hamaara

qissa jo yahaan ka hai

to phir tai bhi yaheen ho

why postpone the verdict

of justice until after death

whatever account is of here

let it be settled right here

Mahboob Azmi (1)

insaaf (m) (2)

justice

mauquuf (m) (1)

postponement

hashr (m) (2)

day of judgment

qissa (m) (2)

story, account

tai (f) (2)

traverse, pass through

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (132)

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