1/1: basera

nahin tera nasheman

qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par

tu shaheen hai basera kar

pahaadon ki chattanon mein

your place is not on

the dome of the royal palace

you are an eagle, find your

place on the rocks of the mountain

Mohammed Iqbal

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gumbad (2) dome

nasheman (1) home, residence

shaheen (3) falcon, eagle

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chattanon (1) rocks

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