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صرف

sarf

Means

to spend, consume, or exhaust, especially in terms of time, energy, or wealth


Urdu Meaning

خرچ کرنا، صرف کرنا، بیت جانا

Verb · Arabic


Shers using this word

تاب دل صرف جدائی ہو چکی یعنی طاقت آزمائی ہو چکی

Taab-e-dil sarf-e-judai ho chuki Ya'ni taqat aazmai ho chuki

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

گر کچھ ہو درد آئینہ یوں چرخ زشت میں ان صورتوں کو صرف کرے خاک و خشت میں

Gar kuch ho dard aaina yun charkh zisht mein In suraton ko sarf kare khaak-o-khisht mein

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

شبہ بحال سگ میں اک عمر صرف کی ہے مت پوچھ ان نے مجھ سے جو آدمی گری کی

Shubha-e-bahal-e-sag mein ik umr sarf ki hai Mat pooch un ne mujh se jo admi gari ki

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

شیخ جی آؤ مصلیٰ گرو جام کرو جنس تقویٰ کے تئیں صرف مئے خام کرو

Sheikh ji aao musalla karo jaam karo Jins-e-taqwa ke taein sarf-e-may-e-khaam karo

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

زبس صرف جنوں میرے ہوا آہن عجب مت کر نہ ہو گر حلقۂ در خانۂ زنجیر سازاں کو

Zabas sarf-e-junoon meray hua aahan ajab mat kar Na ho gar halqa-e-dar khana-e-zanjeer-sazan ko

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →