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

khud ko: himself

1 / 1: khud ko

maseeha maan baitha hai woh khud ko

use kuchh zakhm kya

dikhla diye hain

he considers himself

a savior

just because some wounds

were shown to him

Madhavi Shankar (1)

maseeha (4)

saviour, messiah

khud ko (1)

himself

zakhm (15)

wound, injury

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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Miscellany (44)

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Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

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