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

majboor: helpless, compelled

1 / 2: majboor

donon ka milna mushkil hai donon hain majboor bahut

us ke paanv mein mehndi lagi hai

mere paanv mein chhaale hain

it is difficult for us both to meet

both of us were helpless much

now there is mehndi on her feet

and blisters on mine

Ameeq Hanafi (2)

difficult, hard

helpless, compelled

henna (esp. for brides)

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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2 / 2: majboor

gham-e-zamaana ne majboor kar diya warna

ye aarzoo thi ki

bas teri aarzoo karte

the sorrows of the world

have made me helpless

else, my only desire

was to desire only you

Akhtar Shirani (1)

gham (19)

sorrow, sadness

world, age, days

helpless, compelled

orelse

desire

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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