uDaaun kyuun na garebaan ki

dhajjiyan haihaat

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uDaaun kyuun na garebaan ki dhajjiyan haihaat

vahi ye haath hain jin mein

kisi ka daaman tha

what wonder if i rip apart

the rags of my robe

for these very hands once

held the hem of my beloved

Abad Lakhnavi (2)

garebaan (1)

collar of robe

dhajjiyan (1)

shreds, tatters

haihaat (1)

alas, what a pity

haath (10)

hand

daaman (4)

hem (clothes), lap

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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dhajjiyan haihaat

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