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

naadim: sorry, regretful

1 / 1: naadim

kitna naadim huun kisi shakhs se shikwa kar ke

mujh se dekha na gaya

us ka pashemaan hona

how regretful i am

after complaining to someone

i couldn't bear to

seem them be repentant

Rasikh Irfani (1)

naadim (1)

sorry, regretful

shakhs (16)

person, individual

shikwa (3)

complaint

pashemaan (1)

repentant, remorseful

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