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

kharabe: ruin, spoilt, waste

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kis se ab aarzoo-e-wasl karen

is kharabe mein

koyi mard kahan

with whom

should i wish to meet

in these wastelands

are there any men left?

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aarzoo (16)

desire

wasl (7)

meeting, (sexual) union

kharabe (1)

ruin, spoilt, waste

mard (4)

man, men

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