1/2: Doob

dil apni talab mein saadiq tha

ghabra ke suu-e-matloob gaya

dariya se ye moti nikla tha

dariya hi mein ja kar Doob gaya

heart was loyal to its desire

anxious, went to see its beloved

the pearl came out of the river

but drowned in the river itself

Shad Azeemabadi

(1)

dariya (10) river

talab (4) demand, desire, wish

saadiq (1) loyal

moti (2) pearl

Doob (2) sink, drown

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

2/2: Doob

sooraj hun zindagi ki

ramaq chhoD jaaunga

main Doob bhi gaya to

shafaq chhoD jaaunga

i am the sun of life,

will leave warmth behind

even if i sink

i will leave a glow behind

Iqbal Sajid

(1)

sooraj (2) sun

ramaq (1) warmth

Doob (2) sink, drown

shafaq (2) glow, twilight

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

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