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1 Urdu couplets and shers with martaba

martaba(m): times

Description of martaba: Martaba denotes rank, status, or degree of honor in Urdu, borrowed from Arabic and Persian origins. It encompasses station, post, dignity, and social standing within hierarchical systems. Unlike common nouns describing physical objects, martaba refers to abstract social positioning and respect. Differs from simple ranking by emphasizing the honor and dignity inherent in one's position. In literary and poetic contexts, the word evokes themes of legacy, power, and the weight

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dil ki viraani kakya mazkur hai

ye nagar sau martaba

luTa gaya

of this heart’s desolation

what’s there to say

a hundred times has

this city been plundered

Meer Taqi Meer (14)
dil (m) (111)

heart

viraani (f) (2)

desolation, loneliness

mazkur (m) (1)

mention

nagar (m) (1)

city

sau (m) (3)

hundred

martaba (m) (1)

times

luTa (m) (1)

plunder, rob

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