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

muflisi: poverty, destitution

1 / 3: muflisi

muflisi aur yeh mazaahir hain nazar ke saamne

saikDon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless despots of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

Asrarul Haq Majaz (5)

poverty, destitution

sights, spectacles

nazar (29)

perspective, sight

in front of, opposite

many, hundreds

emperor

oppressive, tyrannical

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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2 / 3: muflisi

mehangi sharaab ho gayi kaifi ne chhoD dii

kaafir ko muflisi ne

musalmaan banaa diya

wine has become so expensive

that kaifi has quit drinking

poverty has turned

an infidel into a believer

Chandar Bahn Kaifi Dehelvi (1)

expensive

wine, liquor, drink

infidel, disbeliever

poverty, destitution

muslim

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (68)

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3 / 3: muflisi

muflisi sab bahaar khoti hai

mard ka eitbaar

khoti hai

poverty robs

all seasons of their beauty

and it strips man

of his dignity and trust

poverty, destitution

sab (12)

all

spring

lost, diminished in value

mard (4)

man, men

faith, belief

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (124)

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