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1 Urdu couplets and shers with dekhbhaal

dekhbhaal: caretaking, safeguarding

1 / 1: dekhbhaal

kaun is ghar ki dekhbhaal kare

roz ik cheez

TuuT jaatii hai

who will look after

this house?

every day,

something falls apart

Jaun Eliya (15)

dekhbhaal (1)

caretaking, safeguarding

roz (m) (13)

day, every day

cheez (m) (7)

things, matter

TuuT (m) (4)

break

Theme: Grit, Resilience, & Courage (57)

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