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

taana-baana: warp and weft, fabric

1 / 1: taana-baana

ek lamhe mein bikhar jaata hai taana-baana

aur phir umr guzar jaati hai

yakjaai mein

in a moment

the fabric of life can unravel

and it takes a lifetime

to weave it back together

Ahmad Mushtaq (3)

lamhe (3)

moment, moments

bikhar (3)

scatter, disperse

taana-baana (1)

warp and weft, fabric

umr (16)

life

guzar (13)

pass through, spent

yakjaai (1)

reweaving, reassembling

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taana-baana: warp and weft, fabric

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