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11 Urdu couplets and shers with log

log(m): people

Description of log: Log refers to people collectively. Unlike insaan, which is singular, log is plural. Differs from awaam by being informal. In Urdu usage, log appears in social commentary.

1 / 11: log

dekhein kya ab ke aseerihamein dikhlaati hai

log kehte hain ki phir

fasl-e-bahaar aati hai

let us see what this captivity

reveals to us

people say

season of renewal is upon us

Mirza Mohammad Taqi Hawas (3)
aseeri (f) (1)

captivity

log (m) (11)

people

fasl (m) (4)

crop, season

bahaar (f) (12)

spring

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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2 / 11: log

apne hi ghar mein

ajnabi ki tarah

the tragedy is that

people stay

in their own homes

as strangers

haadse (m) (1)

calamities, accidents

log (m) (11)

people

ajnabi (f) (5)

stranger

tarah (16)

type, like, similar to

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3 / 11: log

kuchh log mere hisse ka

sooraj bhi kha gaye

my house got trapped

among tall towers

they consumed even

the share of my sunlight

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

oonchi (f) (1)

tall, lofty

imaaraton (m) (1)

buildings

makaan (m) (5)

house

ghir (m) (1)

enclosed, trapped

log (m) (11)

people

hisse (m) (3)

accounts

sooraj (m) (4)

sun

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4 / 11: log

barsar-e-iqtidaar

hain hum log

those who sat on thrones

were thrown out

we, the people

are at the helm of power

takht (m) (3)

throne

barsar (m) (1)

at the top

power, authority

log (m) (11)

people

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5 / 11: log

woh jaantaa thaa ki

hai ehtimaam kis ke liye

my home hosted

many guests that day

yet, (s)he knew for whom

the preparations were truly made

Parveen Shakir (17)
log (m) (11)

people

mehmaan (m) (3)

guest

ehtimaam (m) (1)

management, supervision

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6 / 11: log

log saath aate gaye

aur kaarwaan banta gaya

i started alone

towards the destination

people kept joining

a caravan started forming

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

akela (m) (5)

alone, by oneself

jaanib (m) (3)

towards

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

magar (29)

yet, but

log (m) (11)

people

kaarwaan (m) (5)

caravan

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7 / 11: log

itna Darte hain to phir

ghar se nikalte kyun hain

why do people pause and hesitate

at every turn?

if they are so scared

why do they even leave home?

log (m) (11)

people

moD (m) (2)

turn in the path, corner

balance, correct

come out

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8 / 11: log

jo waqt aane par

waqt dete hai

beautiful

are those

who, when times are tough,

give us their time

Anonymous

beautiful

log (m) (11)

people

waqt (m) (20)

time

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9 / 11: log

tum se to itna ho sakta hai

poochho haal bechaaron ka

they won’t open their mouths

those who love you will say nothing

if it is possible for you, at least

ask the condition of the poor souls

zabaan (m) (12)

language, tongue

chup (9)

silent, quiet

aashiq (m) (5)

lover, fan

log (m) (11)

people

haal (m) (17)

plight, condition

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10 / 11: log

khud ko pehchan

lo to behtar hai

before others

figure you out

better you

figure yourself out

behtar (5)

better

pehle (5)

before

log (m) (11)

people

pehchane (m) (1)

identify, figure out

khud (24)

myself

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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11 / 11: log

kaise kaise log thay beemaar

achchhe ho gaye

just the rumour of your arrival

had such an effect

all sorts of sick people

got cured instantly

afvaah (m) (1)

rumor

asar (m) (7)

effect, impact

log (m) (11)

people

beemaar (m) (2)

sick

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