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Chewing betel leaves is a part of the Indian subcontinent’s culture. It is also offered to others in an act of courtesy and to make friends. The redness that betel leaves bring to lips has attracted men and women to each other. Poetry too has taken note of this. We share some of them with you here.

Parwana

Moth that sheds its life whirling round a lamp has emerged as a strong metaphor in Urdu poetry. Classical Urdu poetry has exploited the metaphoric value of this spectacle in most creative ways. You may like to see some of the examples around this theme.

Charagh

Lamp is a metaphor more than an image in poetry. While it burns in the night, it keeps darkness away and continues burning all night till the break of the day. As such, charaagh acquires a symbolic significance. We have selected some relevant verses on this theme for you. Enjoy reading them.

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khaane

खानेکھانے

eat, food

khonii

खोनीکھونی

lose

khonaa

खोनाکھونا

be absorbed in thought, be preoccupied, squander, to lose, to part with, to waste

khoTe

खोटेکھوٹے

fake, corrupt, bad, morbid

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Khoye Huon Ki Justaju

Shohrat Bukhari

Chaar Khoont

Ibne Kanwal

Travelogue

Khilaune

Masood Mufti

Novel

Bant Kar Khane Ka Maza

K. Bauccha

Story

Lazeez Khane

Rabia Saeed

Prose

Aakhir-e-Shab

Kaifi Azmi

Phool Khilne Do

Ashfaq Ahmad

Short-story

Khane Mein Hamari Sehat Hai

Dr. Abid Moiz

Phool Khilne Do

Wajida Tabassum

Feminism

Girah Khulne Tak

Shahzad Nayyar

Ghazal

Phool Khilne Do

Wajida Tabassum

Short Stories

Indian Aur Pakistani Khane

Begam Syed

Dastarkhwan

Aasan Chini Khane Batasweer

Tahira Farhat

Shishe Ke Khilaune

Rafat Shameem

Drama

Zinda Khilaune

Sher

Duubne vaalaa thaa din shaam thii hone vaalii
yuu.n lagaa mirii ko.ii chiiz thii khone vaalii

Javed Shaheen

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