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Date: 13-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'ra.nj'

Meaning:
ra.nj - grief, distress

Couplet:

ranj kii jab guftaguu hone lagii 
aap se tum tum se tuu hone lagii 
[Daag Dehlvi]


Associated words:

ra.nj-afzaa - one that increases grief
ra.nj-diidaa - full of grief/sad
ra.njish - 1) enmity 2) misunderstanding 3) distress
ra.njiidaa - grief-striken


Some more couplets:

ra.njish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chho.D ke jaane ke liye aa
[Ahmed Faraz]