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

abtar: broken, wretched

1 / 1: abtar

mastaana saath mere roti phire hai bulbul

gul se jo dil lagaa hai

abtar hai haal us ka

the nightingale, drunk with passion,

circles me, weeping

its heart bound to the rose

its state has grown wretched

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gul (19)

flower

mastaana (1)

drunk, carefree

roti (1)

cry

phire (2)

roam

bulbul (8)

nightingale

abtar (1)

broken, wretched

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