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1 Urdu couplets and shers with ittiqaa

ittiqaa(m): restraint, abstinence

1 / 1: ittiqaa

barsaat men bhi tum kabhii piite naheen faheem

aisaa bhi ab

pasand mujhe ittiqaa naheen

even when it is raining

you never drink, 'faheem'

now, i no longer

care for such abstinence

Faheem Gorakhpuri (7)

barsaat (f) (3)

rain

pasand (f) (5)

liking

ittiqaa (m) (1)

restraint, abstinence

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