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

kaalbad: shape

1 / 1: kaalbad

jis bazm mein tu naaz se guftaar mein aawe

jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar

mein aawe

in the gathering where you come

speaking with grace

life takes form

and appears all around

Mirza Ghalib (63)

soorat (5)

face, in the form of

bazm (11)

assembly, gathering

naaz (5)

grace, pride, hauteur

guftaar (5)

speech, speaking

jaan (15)

life, strength / beloved

kaalbad (1)

shape

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