1/1: isa

baad marne ke

meri qabr pe aaye woh ‘mir’

yaad aayi mere isa ko

dawa mere baad

my beloved came to my grave

after i am dead

my healer remembered the cure

after i am gone

Mir Taqi Mir

(9)

yaad (22) memory, remember

qabr (4) grave, tomb

isa (1) healer, god

dawa (3) medicine, cure

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