1/2: agarche

agarche door ho tum

meri nazron se

to kya, tum mere dil ke

aur bhi kareeb ho gaye ho

even though you are

far away from my sight

so what, you have come

even closer to my heart

Bashir Badr

(15)

agarche (2) although

nazron (2) sight

kareeb (1) closer

Theme:Friends, Family & Community (108)

2/2: agarche

agarche roz mera

sabr aazmaata hai

magar ye dariya

mujhe tairna sikhaata hai

though, every day

it tests my patience

yet, this river

teaches me to swim

Rana Amir Liyaqat

(2)

dariya (10) river

sabr (4) patience, endurance

agarche (2) although

aazmaata (1) test

tairna (1) swim

sikhaata (1) teach

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

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