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مہتاب

Mahtaab

Means

The moon; moonlight; the full moon; used for the beloved's radiant and luminous face.


Shers using this word

منہ کی جھلک سے یار کے بے ہوش ہو گئے شب ہم کو میرؔ پرتو مہتاب لے گیا

Munh ki jhalak se yaar ke be-hosh ho gaye Shab hum ko Meer partaw-e-mahtaab le gaya

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

مہتاب کا کیا رنگ کیا دود فغاں نے احوال شب تار سے روشن ہے ہمارا

Mahtaab ka kya rang kya dood-e-fughaan ne Ahwaal-e-shab-e-taar se roshan hai hamara

Momin Khan MominFull poem →