1/1: honTon

aankh mein paani rakho

honTon pe chingaari rakho

zinda rahna hai to

tarkeeben bahut saari rakho

keep water in your eyes

and a spark on your lips

to stay alive

have many methods at hand

Rahat Indori

(4)

aankh (6) eyes, eye

honTon (1) lips

chingaari (1) spark, ember

tarkeeben (1) methods, mechanisms

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