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dost ban kar bhi

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dost ban kar bhi naheen saath nibhaane wala

wahi andaaz hai

zaalim ka zamaane wala

though being my friend

he does not stand by me

just like the way

the heartless world always behaves

Ahmad Faraz (21)

dost (8)

friend

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mannerism, style

zaalim (8)

oppressor, tyrant

zamaane (9)

in the world

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