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

paasbaan: guard, sentinel and Urdu couplets and shers with paasbaan

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achchha hai dil ke saath rahe paasbaan-e-aqal

lekin kabhi kabhi ise

tanha bhi choD de

it's good that your mind

stands guard to the heart

but, on occasion,

do leave the heart alone

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

dil (m) (106)

heart

rahe (m) (19)

remain

paasbaan (m) (1)

guard, sentinel

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

kabhi (26)

on occasion

tanha (m) (7)

alone

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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