1/1: asiri

bas ki hun 'ghalib'

asiri mein bhi aatish zer-e-pa

mu-e-aatish deeda hai

halqa meri zanjeer ka

in captivity too, i am still ‘ghalib’,

with fire under my feet

i can still see the ring of passion

around my shackles

Mirza Ghalib

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asiri (1) captivity

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halqa (1) lightly

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