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

shikwe: complaint

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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

shikwe (1)

complaint

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