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

maikashi: drinking

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shiddat-e-tishnagi mein bhi ghairat-e-maikashi rahi

us ne jo pher li nazar

main ne bhi jaam rakh diya

even in the intensity of thirst

my dignity of drinking remained

when she turned her face away

i too put down my cup

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intensity, dedication, devotion

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thirst

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maikashi (1)

drinking

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wine cup, goblet

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maikashi: drinking

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