1/1: badnaam

ham aah bhi karte hai to

ho jaate hai badnaam

woh qatl bhi karte hai to

charcha nahin hota

even if we sigh a little

we are harshly censured

when he commits murder

there isn't even a murmur

Akbar Allahabadi

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aah (4) sigh, karnasigh

badnaam (1) disrepute

qatl (3) murder

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