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

maash: livelihood

1 / 1: maash

fikr-e-maash maatam-e-dil aur khayaal-e-yaar

tum sab se maazrat

ke tabeeyaat udaas hai

worry about livelihood, my heart's lament

and thoughts of my beloved

i beg your forgiveness

but am a bit melacholic today

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fikr (5)

concern, fear

livelihood

mourning

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

apologies

disposition, condition

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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