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

gum: lost

1 / 2: gum

kitni deewarein uThi hain ek ghar ke darmiyaan

ghar kahi gum ho gaya

deewar-o-dar ki darmiyaan

how many walls have arisen

within a home

the home is now lost somewhere

within these walls and doors

Makhmoor Saeedi (1)

between

gum (2)

lost

wall

dar (9)

window, door, gate

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (132)

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2 / 2: gum

poochho na haal-e-zaar mera tum se kya kahuun

gum-karda raah-e-baagh huun

yaad aashiyaan naheen

inquire not of my desolate state

for what could i say?

i wander astray in the garden

with no memory of my home

Munni Bai Hijab (3)

haal (16)

plight, condition

zaar (1)

wretched, miserable

gum (2)

lost

raah (23)

street, path

garden

yaad (34)

memory, remember

home

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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