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

raaegaan: futile, in vain

1 / 1: raaegaan

apni saari kaavishon ko raaegaan main ne kiya

mere andar jo na tha

us ko bayaan main ne kiya

all my efforts and strivings

i have rendered futile

i tried giving expression to

what is not within me

Azad Gulati (1)

kaavishon (1)

efforts, endeavors

raaegaan (1)

futile, in vain

bayaan (8)

narration, declaration

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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