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

jaib: pocket

1 / 2: jaib

hamesha khoon-e-dil royaa huun main lekin saliiqe se

na qatra aastin par hai

na dhabbaa jaib-o-daaman par

i always wept the blood of my heart

but with such grace

not a drop showed on my sleeve

nor a stain on my pocket

Saail Dehlvi (2)

blood

cry

skills, manners

drop, drop of water

sleeve

jaib (2)

pocket

hem (clothes), lap

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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2 / 2: jaib

chipak raha hai badan par lahu se pairaahan

hamaare jaib ko ab

haajat-e-rafu kya hai

my bloodied clothes are

sticking to my body

what is the point of

mending a tear in my pocket

Mirza Ghalib (63)

body

stick

lahu (3)

blood

jaib (2)

pocket

needof

rafu (2)

mend, darn, stitch

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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