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1 Urdu couplets and shers with zabt

zabt(m): restraint, self-control

1 / 1: zabt

zabt karta huun to ghuThta hai qafas mein mera dam

aah karta huun to

sayyaad khafa hota hai

if i restrain myself and submit

i suffocate in this cage

if i sigh and complain

my captor becomes irate

Qamar Jalalvi (5)

zabt (m) (1)

restraint, self-control

ghuThta (m) (1)

suffocate

qafas (m) (5)

cage, prison

dam (m) (9)

moment, breath

aah (m) (7)

sigh

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

khafa (m) (6)

angry, upset

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