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

barbaad: ruined, devastated

1 / 2: barbaad

umr fariyaad mein barbaad gayi kuch na hua

naala mashhoor ghalat hai ke

asar karta hai

life was wasted prayers

and nothing came of it

the popular belief that

laments work...is a lie

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen (4)

umr (16)

life

prayer, plea, plaint

ruined, devastated

cry, lament, wail

famous, well-known

wrong, mistake

asar (7)

effect, impact

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (67)

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2 / 2: barbaad

mil-milaa ke donon ne dil ko kar diya barbaad

husn ne kiya bekhud

ishq ne kiya aazaad

together, the two of them

ruined my heart

beauty intoxicated me

love set me free

both

dil (94)

heart

ruined, devastated

husn (19)

beauty

entranced, senseless

ishq (35)

love

free, freed

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (102)

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