1/1: basta

aqaa’ed vahm hai mazhab

khayaal-e-khaam hai saaqi

azal se zehn-e-insaan

basta-e-auhaam hai saaqi

religion but a fanciful belief

a string of delusions

forever the human mind has been

hostage to a bundle of superstitions

Sahir Ludhianvi

(18)

mazhab (2) religion

azal (4) eternity, from beginning

basta (1) bundle

auhaam (1) superstition

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