1/1: bahaltaa

ye to naheen ki tum sa

jahaan mein haseen naheen

is dil ko kya karoon

ye bahaltaa kaheen naheen

it isn’t that there aren’t in this world

others more beautiful than you

but what to do with this heart

it is not pacified anywhere else

Dagh Dehlvi

(5)

haseen (8) beautiful

jahaan (10) world, universe

bahaltaa (1) pacified

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