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

khanDar: ruins

1 / 1: khanDar

isi khanDar mein kaheen kuchh diye hain TuuTe hue

inheen se kaam chalao

baDi udaas hai raat

in these ruins, there are

a few broken lamps somewhere

make do with them

for this is quite a sad night

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

khanDar (1)

ruins

TuuTe (3)

broken, break

kaam (12)

work

udaas (5)

sad

raat (9)

night

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khanDar: ruins

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