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

takheer: delay

1 / 1: takheer

ya rab, teri rehmat se mayoos nahi 'fani'

lekin teri rehmat ki

takheer ko kya kahiye

o god, ‘fani’ is not disappointed

by your show of mercy

but, what to say about

the delay in show of mercy

Fani Badayuni (5)

rab (3)

god

rehmat (2)

mercy, kindness

mayoos (2)

sad, hopeless

takheer (1)

delay

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