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

ghareeb khana: home of the poor

1 / 1: ghareeb khana

us ne vaada kiya hai aane ka

rang dekho

ghareeb khane ka

my beloved made a promise

to come

just look at how this humble abode

has turned so colorful

Josh Malihabadi (5)

vaada (5)

promise

rang (11)

color, colors

ghareeb khana (1)

home of the poor

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