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

mehanga: expensive

1 / 1: mehanga

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 Bhan Kaifi Dehelvi (1)

mehanga (1)

expensive

sharaab (14)

wine, liquor, drink

kaafir (5)

infidel, disbeliever

muflisi (3)

poverty, destitution

musalmaan (2)

muslim

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