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

aadha: half

1 / 1: aadha

uske chehre ki chamak ke saamne saada laga

aasmaan pe chaand pura tha

magar aadha laga

it seemed so plain

against the sparkle on her face

the moon was full in the sky

but it appeared to be half

Iftikhar Naseem (3)

saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

aasmaan (14)

sky

chehre (6)

face, countenance

chamak (2)

sparkle

aadha (1)

half

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