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خانہ خراب

Khaana-kharaab

Means

Ruined, wretched, or destitute; one whose house (or life) is devastated, often used as a self-deprecating term for a lover or poet.


Urdu Meaning

برباد، تباہ حال، تباہ شدہ گھر والا۔

Adjective · Masculine · Persian


Shers using this word

مرا شور سن کے جو لوگوں نے کیا پوچھنا تو کہے ہے کیا جسے میرؔ کہتے ہیں صاحبو یہ وہی تو خانہ خراب ہے

Mira shor sun ke jo logon ne kiya poochhna to kahe hai kya Jise Meer kehte hain saahibo yeh wohi to khaana-kharaab hai

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