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1 Urdu couplets and shers with bahaane

bahaane(m): excuses

1 / 1: bahaane

ye na aane ke bahaane hain sabhi varna, miyaan

itna to ghar se mere

kuchh naheen ghar duur tera

these are all excuses

for not visting, my friend

my home, after all,

is not that far from yours

Asifud Daula (6)

bahaane (m) (1)

excuses

varna (6)

or else

miyaan (m) (2)

my friend

duur (7)

distant, far away

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