1/1: dhool

umr bhar, ghalib,

ye hi bhool karta raha

dhool chehre pe thi

aur aaina saaf karta raha

all through life, ghalib,

kept making the same mistake

the dust was on my face, but

kept cleaning the mirror

Mirza Ghalib

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umr bhar (15) lifelong

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aaina (6) mirror

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dhool (1) dust

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