1/1: khoon-chakaan

dard-e-dil likhuun kab tak

jaaun un ko dikhla duun

ungliyaan figaar apni

khaama khoon-chakaan apna

for how long will i write of my pain

maybe i should go show her

my wounded fingers

and my blood-drenched pen

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

dikhla (1) show

ungliyaan (1) fingers

figaar (1) wounded

khaama (1) quill, writing reed

khoon-chakaan (1) blood-drenched

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