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

zid: obstinate, stubborn

1 / 1: zid

phenk de khushk phool yaadon ke

zid na kar

tu bhi bewafa ho ja

throw away

the dry flowers of memories

don’t be stubborn

you be unfaithful too

Tauqeer Taqi (1)

phenk (2)

throw

khushk (2)

dry, drought

phool (14)

flowers, flower

yaadon (10)

memories, thoughts

zid (1)

obstinate, stubborn

bewafa (5)

unfaithful, disloyal

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