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

sarak: slip

1 / 1: sarak

sarak gaya jab uske rukh se pardaa achaanak

farishte bhi kehne lage

kaash hum insaan hote

when the veil suddenly

slipped off her face

angels said to each other

gosh, wish we were human

Anonymous

rukh (13)

face, direction

sarak (1)

slip

pardaa (1)

veil

achaanak (1)

suddenly

farishte (2)

angels

insaan (12)

human

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