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

jaante: know

1 / 2: jaante

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 (62)

tavern, bar

door

waiz (2)

preacher, holy man

know

emerge, come out

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)

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2 / 2: jaante

gunahgaaron mein shaamil hain gunahon se naheen waaqif

saza ko jaante hain hum

khuda jaane khataa kya hai

we are counted among the sinners

yet, unaware of our sins

we know the punishment,

god only knows what the crime is

Brij Narain Chakbast (6)

gunahgaaron (2)

sinners

tobepresent

aware of, familiar

saza (4)

punishment

know

khuda (29)

god

mistake

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (126)

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