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3 Urdu couplets and shers with ujaala

ujaala(m): light

Description of ujaala: Ujaala is an Urdu word meaning brightness, light, or illumination, often evoking clarity and radiance. Unlike andhera , it symbolizes enlightenment and the dispelling of shadows. Differs from roshni by carrying a deeper connotation of profound luminosity and purity. In Urdu poetry, such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz's ghazals, ujaala represents hope and revolutionary awakening amid oppression.

1 / 3: ujaala

nafraton ka aks bhi paDne na dena zehn par

ye andhera jaane kitnon ka

ujaala kha gaya

don't let even the reflection

of hatred fall on the mind

who knows, how many lights

this darkness has extinguished

Tufail Chaturvedi (1)

nafraton (m) (2)

hatreds

aks (m) (4)

reflection

zehn (m) (4)

mind

par (m) (19)

wings, feathers / upon

andhera (m) (3)

darkness

ujaala (m) (3)

light

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

2 / 3: ujaala

ye daagh daagh ujaala ye shab gazeeda sahar

wo intezaar tha jis ka

ye wo sahar to naheen

this tainted brightness

this night-bitten dawn

this is not the sunrise

we have long waited for

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (22)

daagh (m) (8)

scars, stains

ujaala (m) (3)

light

shab (f) (14)

evening, night

gazeeda (1)

bitten, wounded

sahar (f) (8)

dawn

intezaar (m) (21)

waiting

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

3 / 3: ujaala

aap aaye hain so ab ghar mein ujaala hai bahut

kahiye jalti rahe ya

shama bujhaa di jaaye

you have come and the

house is filled with light

tell me, should i keep them lit

or turn these lamps off

Saba Akbarabadi (2)

ujaala (m) (3)

light

shama (m) (5)

lamp, candle, wax

bujhaa (2)

turn off

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