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

shikasta: broken, battered.

1 / 2: shikasta

kyun maang rahe hokisi baarish ki duaen

tum apne shikasta

dar-o-deewaar to dekho

why are you seeking

the blessings of rains

first pay attention to your

broken doors and walls

Jazib Quraishi (1)
maang (3)

ask, seek

rain

duaen (1)

blessings, favors

broken, battered.

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2 / 2: shikasta

meri shikasta naav hai

toofan liye hue

the piers on the shore

are for lakhs of boats

but my battered boat

is for the storm ahead

toofan (9)

storm, cyclone

saahil (5)

shore, coast

qaid (4)

imprisoned, captive

boats

broken, battered.

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