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Blister is a stock metaphor of love poetry in Urdu. A lover is destined to suffer its pain yet remain unhindered in his long journey of love. Classical poets have used this metaphor quite frequently and represented these lovers as explorers and sufferers. Here are a few verses for your perusal.

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zindagi ke sahra mein kuchh nishan nahin milte

zindagi ke sahra men kuchh nishan nahin milte raste to milte hain karvan nahin milte mamta ki chhanv ki qadr jo nahin karte dhuup un ko milti hai saeban nahin milte umr bhar safar hi to phir nasib hota hai ghar se jab nikal jaaen ashiyan nahin milte apni apni duniya men kho gae hain ham donon tum jahan pe milte ho ham vahan nahin milte diin ho ki ye duniya raegan hi thahren ham muft men to ye akhir do-jahan nahin milte faisle ke lamhe men adl karna mushkil hai chashm-did logon ke kyuun bayan nahin milte dard ki kitabon men haath ki lakiron men ham ne pa ke dekha hai ghham kahan nahin milte zindagi ke sahra mein kuchh nishan nahin milte raste to milte hain karwan nahin milte mamta ki chhanw ki qadr jo nahin karte dhup un ko milti hai saeban nahin milte umr bhar safar hi to phir nasib hota hai ghar se jab nikal jaen aashiyan nahin milte apni apni duniya mein kho gae hain hum donon tum jahan pe milte ho hum wahan nahin milte din ho ki ye duniya raegan hi thahren hum muft mein to ye aakhir do-jahan nahin milte faisle ke lamhe mein adl karna mushkil hai chashm-did logon ke kyun bayan nahin milte dard ki kitabon mein hath ki lakiron mein hum ne pa ke dekha hai gham kahan nahin milte

~ Nuzhat Abbasi
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shikva-e-abla abhi se 'mir' hai piyare hanuz dilli duur the speaker rebukes early whining in a long, difficult journey: a mere blister is nothing when the destination is distant. “delhi” works as a symbol of the goal—success, union, or relief—while the blister stands for small pains. the emotional core is a call for patience and stamina: if you falter at the first hurt, how will you bear what lies ahead?

~ Meer Taqi Meer
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khush hain to phir musafir-e-duniya nahin hain aap is dasht men bas abla-pai hai roiye

~ Abbas Qamar
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kanton ki zaban suukh gai pyaas se ya rab ik abla-pa vadi-e-pur-khar men aave ghalib personifies the thorns, imagining their tips as 'tongues' that are parched and craving moisture (blood). he invokes god to send a traveler with blistered feet so the thorns may pierce the blisters to quench their thirst, illustrating the intense, almost sadistic relationship between the path of love and the suffering of the seeker.

~ Mirza Ghalib
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main sar-ba-sajda sakun men nahin safar men huun jabin pe daaghh nahin aabla bana hua hai

~ Shahid Zaki
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ai mire paanv ke chhalo mire ham-rah raho imtihan sakht hai tum chhod ke jaate kyuun ho

~ Laiq Aajiz
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zindagi ke sahra mein kuchh nishan nahin milte

zindagi ke sahra men kuchh nishan nahin milte raste to milte hain karvan nahin milte mamta ki chhanv ki qadr jo nahin karte dhuup un ko milti hai saeban nahin milte umr bhar safar hi to phir nasib hota hai ghar se jab nikal jaaen ashiyan nahin milte apni apni duniya men kho gae hain ham donon tum jahan pe milte ho ham vahan nahin milte diin ho ki ye duniya raegan hi thahren ham muft men to ye akhir do-jahan nahin milte faisle ke lamhe men adl karna mushkil hai chashm-did logon ke kyuun bayan nahin milte dard ki kitabon men haath ki lakiron men ham ne pa ke dekha hai ghham kahan nahin milte zindagi ke sahra mein kuchh nishan nahin milte raste to milte hain karwan nahin milte mamta ki chhanw ki qadr jo nahin karte dhup un ko milti hai saeban nahin milte umr bhar safar hi to phir nasib hota hai ghar se jab nikal jaen aashiyan nahin milte apni apni duniya mein kho gae hain hum donon tum jahan pe milte ho hum wahan nahin milte din ho ki ye duniya raegan hi thahren hum muft mein to ye aakhir do-jahan nahin milte faisle ke lamhe mein adl karna mushkil hai chashm-did logon ke kyun bayan nahin milte dard ki kitabon mein hath ki lakiron mein hum ne pa ke dekha hai gham kahan nahin milte

~ Nuzhat Abbasi
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shikva-e-abla abhi se 'mir' hai piyare hanuz dilli duur the speaker rebukes early whining in a long, difficult journey: a mere blister is nothing when the destination is distant. “delhi” works as a symbol of the goal—success, union, or relief—while the blister stands for small pains. the emotional core is a call for patience and stamina: if you falter at the first hurt, how will you bear what lies ahead?

~ Meer Taqi Meer
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khush hain to phir musafir-e-duniya nahin hain aap is dasht men bas abla-pai hai roiye

~ Abbas Qamar
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kanton ki zaban suukh gai pyaas se ya rab ik abla-pa vadi-e-pur-khar men aave ghalib personifies the thorns, imagining their tips as 'tongues' that are parched and craving moisture (blood). he invokes god to send a traveler with blistered feet so the thorns may pierce the blisters to quench their thirst, illustrating the intense, almost sadistic relationship between the path of love and the suffering of the seeker.

~ Mirza Ghalib
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main sar-ba-sajda sakun men nahin safar men huun jabin pe daaghh nahin aabla bana hua hai

~ Shahid Zaki
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ai mire paanv ke chhalo mire ham-rah raho imtihan sakht hai tum chhod ke jaate kyuun ho

~ Laiq Aajiz
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ik aabla tha so bhi gaya khar-e-ghham se phat teri girah men kya dil-e-andoh-gin raha

~ Shah Naseer

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