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maash(f): livelihood

Description of maash: Maash is an Urdu word referring to salary, wages, or monthly remuneration paid to employees. Unlike irregular payments such as bonuses, maash denotes a fixed, recurring income. It differs from "intezaam" , as maash specifically implies earned compensation for labor. In Urdu poetry, maash often symbolizes life's sustenance, as in Ghalib's verses evoking modest earnings amid worldly struggles.

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fikr-e-maash maatam-e-dil aur khayaal-e-yaar

tum sab se maazrat

ke tabeeyaat udaas hai

worry about livelihood, my heart's lament

and thoughts of my beloved

i beg your forgiveness

but am a bit melacholic today

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fikr (m) (5)

concern, fear

maash (f) (1)

livelihood

maatam (m) (1)

mourning

yaar (m) (19)

friend, beloved

maazrat (f) (1)

apologies

tabeeyat (f) (2)

disposition, condition

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