1/1: kamaayi

kaleje mein hazaaron daag

dil mein hasratein laakhon

kamaayi le chala hoon

saath apne zindagi bhar ki

thousands of scars in my heart

and countless unmet desires

these treasures i carry with me

through my whole life

Agha Shayar Qazalbash

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kaleje (1) heart, chest

hazaaron (2) thousands

daag (2) scar

hasratein (2) desires, mostly unmet

laakhon (2) hundreds of thousands

kamaayi (1) earnings, gain

zindagi (24) life

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