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zabaan hamaari na samjha yahaan koi 'majrooh'

hum ajnabi ki tarah

apne hi watan mein rahe

no one here, ‘majrooh’,

understands what i say

i remain a stranger

in my own land

Majrooh Sultanpuri (12)

1993: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2013: India Commemorative Stamp

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