1/2: dikhaane

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron

raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

Hafeez Banarasi

(2)

gumshudgi (1) being lost, disappearance

yaaron (3) friends

raah-numaayi (1) guidance

raah (18) street, path

dikhaane (2) shown

barson (1) years

bhaTakte (1) lost

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2/2: dikhaane

dost naaraaz

ho gaye kitne

ik zara aaina

dikhaane mein

how angry

friends became

when just shown

the mirror

Ahmad ‘Baqi’ Puri

(1)

naaraaz (3) angry, anger

aaina (6) mirror

dikhaane (2) shown

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