1/1: jaante

kahan maikhaana ka darwaaza, ghalib

aur kahaan waiz

par itna jaante hain

kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle

where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,

and where is the preacher

i know only this…yesterday,

when i was coming out, he was going in

Mirza Ghalib

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maikhaana (1) tavern, bar

waiz (1) preacher, holy man

jaante (1) know

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