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

hatheela: stubborn

1 / 1: hatheela

karen kyaa dil usii ko maangta hai

ye saala bhi

hatheela ho gaya hai

what to do

the heart seeks only that

this fellow too

has become so stubborn

Mohammad Alvi (3)

maangta (1)

want, seek, crave

saala (1)

fellow (casual)

hatheela (1)

stubborn

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