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

galiyon: streets

1 / 2: galiyon

dilli kahaan gayi tire koochon ki raunaqen

galiyon se sar jhuka ke

guzarne lagaa huun main

oh delhi, where has the

charm of your lanes gone?

now i walk through your streets

with my head bowed

Jan Nisar Akhtar (2)

streets, lanes

lights, brightness

streets

lower, bend

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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2 / 2: galiyon

galiyon ki udaasi poochhti hai ghar ka sannaaTa kehta hai

is shahr ka har rahne vaala

kyun doosre shahr mein rahta hai

the sadness of the streets asks

the silence of the house says

why do all people of this city

live in some other city

Ghulam Mohammad Qasir (2)

streets

sadness

silence

shahr (12)

city

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)

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