1/2: muflisi

muflisi aur yeh mazaahir hain

nazar ke saamne

saikdon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

poverty, these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless emperors of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

Asrarul Haq Majaz

(4)

muflisi (2) poverty, destitution

mazaahir (1) sights, spectacles

nazar (22) perspective, sight

saamne (11) in front of, opposite

saikdon (2) many, hundreds

sultan (2) emperor

jaabir (1) oppressive, tyrannical

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

2/2: muflisi

mehangi sharaab ho gayi

kaifi ne chhoD dii

kaafir ko muflisi ne

musalmaan banaa diya

wine has become so expensive

that kaifi has quit drinking

poverty has turned

an infidel into a believer

Chandar Bahn Kaifi Dehelvi

(1)

mehanga (1) expensive

sharaab (12) wine, liquor, drink

kaafir (1) infidel, disbeliever

muflisi (2) poverty, destitution

musalmaan (1) muslim

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

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