1/2: haTa

dil aabaad kahan reh paaye

us ki yaad bhula dene se

kamra viraan ho jata hai

ek tasveer hata dene se

where can the heart find peace

by forgetting her memory

the room becomes so desolate

by just removing one picture

Jaleel Aali

(2)

yaad (22) memory, remember

aabaad (3) flourishing, populated

kamra (1) room

viraan (1) desolate, infertile

tasveer (6) photo, picture, image

haTa (2) to remove

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

2/2: haTa

dhoop mein niklo

ghaTaon mein naha kar dekho

zindagi kya hai

kitabon ko haTa kar dekho

get out into the sun

take a bath in the clouds

figure out life

by first closing the book

Nida Fazli

(11)

zindagi (23) life

kitabon (2) books

ghaTaon (1) banks (of a river)

naha (1) bathe

haTa (2) to remove

dhoop (9) heat from sun

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

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