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

ustuvaar: nurture, unwavering

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naheen shikaayat-e-hijraan ki is vaasile se

hum un se rishta-e-dil

ustuvaar karte rahe

i never complained about

the separation for this reason

i kept nurturing this

relationship of the heart with her

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (21)

shikaayat (6)

complaint, protest

hijraan (2)

separation

vaasile (1)

reason

rishta (5)

relationship

ustuvaar (1)

nurture, unwavering

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