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ghareeb: poor, destitute and Urdu couplets and shers with ghareeb

1 / 1: ghareeb

musaafiron ki tavaazo se naam hota hai

karam karo ke

ghareeb-ud-dayaar ham bhi hain

thanks to passerby's courtesy

i earn a reputation

kindly remember that

i am poor soul in this world

Zafar Iqbal (5)

musaafiron (m) (2)

travelers

tavaazo (m) (3)

humility, modesty

karam (m) (9)

kindness, grace, favor

ghareeb (1)

poor, destitute

dayaar (m) (3)

territory, region

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