1/2: kahaani

kab woh sunti hai

kahaani meri

aur phir vo bhi

zabaani meri

when did she listen

to my sorry state

that too when i

narrated it myself

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

kahaani (2) story, sob story

zabaani (1) narration

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/2: kahaani

kahaani khatam hui

aur aisi khatam hui

ki log rone lage

taaliyaan bajaate hue

the story ended

and it ended in such a way

that people started to cry

even as they were clapping

Rehman Faris

(2)

kahaani (2) story, sob story

khatam (1) end, finish

taaliyaan (1) claps

bajaate (1) tomakesound

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

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