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

kaandhon: shoulders

1 / 1: kaandhon

subh le jaate hain hum apna janaaza ghar se

shaam ko phir

use kaandhon pe uTha laate hain

in the morning, i take my

funeral procession out from my home

only to bring it back

on my shoulders each evening

Kafeel Aazar Amrohvi (2)

subh (7)

morning, dawn

janaaza (3)

funeral procession

shaam (19)

evening

kaandhon (1)

shoulders

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