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

dava: medicine, cure

1 / 3: dava

tu dard bhi dua bhi tu zakhm bhi davaa bhi

shikwe bhi hain tujhi se

aur pyaar bhi tujhi se

you are the pain, the blessing too

the wound and the cure too

complaint is against you too

and my love is for you too

Naheed Virk (1)

zakhm (15)

wound, injury

dard (20)

pain

dua (11)

blessing, prayer

dava (3)

medicine, cure

complaint

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 3: dava

maraz-e-ishq jise ho use kya yaad rahe

na dava yaad rahe

aur na dua yaad rahe

what can he remember

one afflicted by love

neither the medication

nor the blessing

Raaz Allahabadi (3)

ishq (34)

love

yaad (34)

memory, remember

dua (11)

blessing, prayer

dava (3)

medicine, cure

illness, disease

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (112)

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3 / 3: dava

koi aisi dava de,chaaragar

bhool jaaun main

aashna chehre ko

give me a medicine,

my healer

that let's me forget

my beloved’s face

Nishanth Shrivastava Nayab (1)

bhool (15)

forget, mistake

familiar, friend, beloved

healer, doctor, physician

face, countenance

dava (3)

medicine, cure

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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