1/1: aadaab

ye adaayen, ye ishaare

ye haseen qaul-o-qaraar

kitne aadaab ke parde

mein hai inkaar ki baat

these manners, these gestures

these beautiful words and promises

how a refusal is hidden

behind these layers of etiquette

Khalid Yusuf

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inkaar (5) rejection, refusal

ishaare (1) signs, gestures

haseen (8) beautiful

aadaab (1) etiquette, greetings

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