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durust: accurate, proper, just

Description of durust: Durust is an Urdu adjective meaning correct, accurate, proper, or in good order, free from flaws, errors, or defects. Unlike galat , it denotes precision and faultlessness in facts or condition. Differs from sahih , as durust emphasizes practical fitness or straightness. In Urdu poetry, it evokes balanced beauty, as in Ghalib's lines praising a lover's poised, harmonious form.

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teri majbooriyan durust magar

tu ne vaada kiya tha

yaad to kar

your constraints

are understandable, but...

you made a promise

please remember that

Nasir Kazmi (9)

majbooriyan (f) (1)

constraints

durust (1)

accurate, proper, just

vaada (m) (5)

promise

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

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