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

waiz: preacher, holy man and Urdu couplets and shers with waiz

1 / 2: waiz

kahan maikhaana ka darwaaza, ghalib aur kahaan waiz

par itna jaante hain

kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle

where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,

and where is the preacher

i know only this…yesterday,

when i was coming out, he was going in

Mirza Ghalib (63)

maikhaana (m) (2)

tavern, bar

darwaaza (m) (4)

door

waiz (m) (2)

preacher, holy man

know

nikle (m) (6)

emerge, come out

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 2: waiz

ghalib, bura na maan jo waiz bura kahe

aisa bhi koi hai ki

sab achchha kahein jise

ghalib, don't mind if

the cleric finds you sinful

is there anyone at all

the whole world deems virtuous?

Mirza Ghalib (63)

bura (3)

bad

waiz (m) (2)

preacher, holy man

sab (13)

all

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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