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

mamnua: forbidden, prohibited

1 / 1: mamnua

duniyaa mein to mamnua hai jannat mein hai jaaez

kyaa baat hai vaaiz ki

yahaan aur wahaan aur

what is forbidden in this world

is allowed and enjoyed in paradise

what's with the preacher's rules

some here and some there?

Arsh Malsiyani (3)

mamnua (1)

forbidden, prohibited

jannat (8)

heaven

jaaez (1)

permissible

vaaiz (4)

priest, holy man

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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