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

faaqaa: impoverished, hungry

1 / 1: faaqaa

aaj bhi gaanv mein kuchh kachche makaanon vaale

ghar mein humsaaye ke

faaqaa naheen hone dete

even today in villages,

those living in some mud houses

do not let their neigbors

ever go hungry

Meraj Faizabadi (2)

gaanv (3)

village

makaanon (1)

houses

humsaaye (1)

neighbor

faaqaa (1)

impoverished, hungry

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faaqaa: impoverished, hungry

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