1/1: khush-fahmiyon

utaar phenk de

khush-fahmiyon ke saare ghilaaf

jo shakhs bhool gaya

usko yaad kya rakhna

cast off

the pretense of false delusions

why remember those

who have forgotten you?

Iftikhar Naseem

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phenk (2) throw

khush-fahmiyon (1) delusions, false hopes

ghilaaf (1) covering, mask

shakhs (13) person, individual

bhool (11) forget, mistake

yaad (22) memory, remember

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