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

dashna: dagger

1 / 1: dashna

tu sirf dashna-e-nafrat hi laharaata raha

tu ne kabhi dushman se

lipaT kar nahi dekha

you have only been waving

this dagger of hate

you haven't tried ever

embracing your enemy

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sirf (4)

only

dashna (1)

dagger

nafrat (1)

hate

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on occasion

dushman (7)

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