1/1: aseer

aseer-e-panja-e-ahd-e-shabaab

kar ke mujhe

kahaan gaya mera bachpan

kharaab kar ke mujhe

having made me a captive

of the age of youth

where has my childhood gone

ruining me thus

Muztar Khairabaadi

(2)

aseer (1) captive, prisoner

panja (1) clutch, grip

ahd (2) era, limit, time, epoch

shabaab (3) youth

bachpan (1) childhood

kharaab (4) ruin, spoil

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