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

gawa: lost

1 / 1: gawa

key woh aisa muskuraaye hum hosh gawa baithe

abhi hum hosh mein aane waale the

woh phir muskuraa baithe

she smiled in such a way

i lost my consciousness

as i was about to gain my senses

she smiled again

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muskuraa (4)

smile

gawa (1)

lost

hosh (7)

consciousness

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