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

mohtaseeb: inspectorofvirtue

1 / 1: mohtaseeb

ho mohtaseeb ki khair uncha hai usi ke naam se

rind ka saaqi ka mae ka

khum ka paemaane ka naam

may god (or critics) be blessed

it is because of them

the drunkard, wine-pourer, wine

cask and goblet have gained fame

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (21)

mohtaseeb (1)

inspectorofvirtue

khair (1)

welfare, good, well

rind (2)

free-spirited reveler

saaqi (9)

wine-pourer, bartender

mae (1)

wine

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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