1/2: jaan-nawaaz

minnat-e-chaara-saaz

kaun kare

dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who will

plead with the healer

when pain

itself is life-giving

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(22)

dard (15) pain

minnat (2) favor, plea

jaan-nawaaz (2) life-giving

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2/2: jaan-nawaaz

minnat-e-chaara-saaz

kaun kare

dard jab

jaan-nawaaz ho jaaye

who would seek

the favor of the healer

when the pain itself

becomes a life-giver

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(22)

dard (15) pain

minnat (2) favor, plea

jaan-nawaaz (2) life-giving

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