1/2: kaagaz

kis tarah jama kijiye

ab apne aap ko

kaagaz bikhar rahe hain

puraani kitaab ke

pull yourself together

somehow

the pages of the old book

are getting scattered

Adil Mansuri

(1)

kaagaz (2) paper

jama (1) collect

bikhar (3) scatter, disperse

kitaab (5) book

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/2: kaagaz

mere taaviz mein

jo kaagaz hai

us pe likha hai

mohabbat karna

on the piece of paper

in my lucky amulet

it is written…

just love

Swappnil Tiwari

(1)

mohabbat (28) love

taaviz (1) amulet worn for luck

kaagaz (2) paper

likha hua (2) written

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

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