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

hasratein: desires, mostly unmet

1 / 2: hasratein

kis kis tarah ki dil mein guzarti hai hasratein

hai wasl se zyaada

mazaa intezaar ka

so many kinds of unmet desires

coursing through the heart

but more fun in the waiting

than there is in the getting

Abdul ‘Taban’ Hai (6)

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

dil (94)

heart

pass through

desires, mostly unmet

wasl (7)

meeting, (sexual) union

excess, too many

fun, delight

waiting

Theme: Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

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2 / 2: hasratein

kaleje mein hazaaron daag dil mein hasratein laakhon

kamaayi le chala hoon

saath apne zindagi bhar ki

so many scars in my heart,

countless unmet desires

these gains i carry with me

through my whole life

heart, chest

thousands

daag (2)

scar

desires, mostly unmet

hundreds of thousands

earnings, gain

life

Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)

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