1 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

darkaar: necessary, required

1 / 1: darkaar

aql mein yun to nahi koi kami

ik zara divaangi

darkaar hai

there is nothing lacking

in intellect and reason

but you still need

a touch of madness

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

aql (6)

reason, intellect

divaangi (1)

madness

darkaar (1)

necessary, required

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