1/2: darakht

darakht kaT gaya

lekin woh raabte, nasir

tamaam raat parinde

zameen pe baiThe rahe

the tree was cut down, nasir

but such was the bond

all night long, the birds

sat on the ground below

Hasan Nasir

(1)

darakht (2) trees, tree

raabte (1) connections, bonds

tamaam (7) entire, all, whole

raat (5) night

zameen (8) ground, earth, land

rahe (4) remain

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/2: darakht

shadeed dhoop mein

saare darakht sookh gaye

bas ek dua ka shajar tha

jo besamar na hua

in the intense heat

all the trees dried up

only the tree of prayer remained

never failing to bear fruit

Aleena Itrat

(3)

shadeed (1) intense, very

darakht (2) trees, tree

sookh (1) dry

shajar (1) tree, plant

besamar (1) without fruit

dua (11) blessing, prayer

dhoop (9) heat from sun

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

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