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نیم جاں

neem-jaan

Means

Half-dead or barely alive; describing a state of extreme exhaustion or frailty where life exists only in a minimal, flickering capacity.


Urdu Meaning

نیم مردہ یا نصف جاں؛ ایسی حالت جس میں زندگی کا چراغ بجھنے کے قریب ہو اور انسان سخت کمزوری محسوس کرے۔

Adjective · Masculine · Persian


Shers using this word

اسی کا دم بھرا کرتے رہیں گے بدن میں اپنے جب تک نیم جاں ہے

Usi ka dam bhara karte rahenge Badan mein apne jab tak neem-jaan hai

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

زخمی کیا عدو کو تو مرنا محال ہے قربان جاؤں تیرے مجھے نیم جاں نہ چھوڑ

Zakhmi kiya adu ko to marna muhaal hai Qurbaan jaaon tere mujhe neem-jaan na chhor

Momin Khan MominFull poem →