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

khaar: thorn

1 / 2: khaar

wo khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulaab ki maanind

main zakhm zakhm huun

phir bhi gale lagaaun use

she is prickly, prickly

like the branch of a rose

i am wounded, wounded

but yet longing for an embrace

Ahmad Faraz (21)

thorn

branch

rose

like, similar to

zakhm (14)

wound, injury

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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2 / 2: khaar

maasoom hai maasoom bahut aman ki devi

qabze mein liye

khanjar-e-khoon khaar abhi tak

pure and innocent

the goddess of peace

but in her grasp

remains the murderous dagger

Aarif Naqshbandi (1)

innocent

bahut (16)

too much or many

aman (3)

peace

dagger

blood

thorn

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