1/1: asir

jo dekhte tere

zanjeer-e-zulf ka aalam

asir hone ki

aazaad aarzoo karte

should they see the world of

shackles of your tresses

even free men would

desire to be held hostage

Haider Ali Aatish

(2)

aalam (4) world, state

zanjeer (6) shackles, chains

zulf (3) tresses (of a woman)

aazaad (4) free, freed

asir (1) captive

aarzoo (12) desire

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