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

khamiyaan: shortcomings

1 / 1: khamiyaan

main khud ko dekhun agar doosre ki aankhon se

milengi khamiyaan apne hi

shah-kaaron mein

if i would see myself

through the eyes of others

i’d surely see the flaws indeed

in my own reasons and actions

Sardar Asif (2)

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eyes

khamiyaan (1)

shortcomings

shah-kaaron (1)

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