1/1: daghaa

mere humnafas mere humnavaa

mujhe dost ban ke daghaa na de

main hoon dard-e-ishq se jaan-ba-lab

mujhe zindagi ki dua na de

my companion, my mate

don’t cheat me by being my friend

on the verge of death with pain of love

don’t bless me with any more life

Shakeel Badayuni

(4)

humnafas (2) fellow songster

humnavaa (1) fellow traveler

daghaa (1) cheat, trick, deceit

jaan-ba-lab (1) brink of death

dua (11) blessing, prayer

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