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

daawat: invitation, usually to a meal

1 / 1: daawat

ye bhi ek baat hai adaavat ki

roza rakkha jo

ham ne daawat ki

another example

of her enmity

my beloved chose to fast

on the day i hosted a dinner

Ameer Minai (7)

adaavat (1)

enmity, hatred

roza (1)

fast

daawat (1)

invitation, usually to a meal

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