1/2: musalsal

har ik shikast-e-tamanna pe

muskuraate hain

woh kya karen jo

musalsal fareb khaate hain

at every broken dream

they smile

what can they do who

always suffer deceit

Raaz Muradabadi

(1)

shikast (4) broken, defeated

tamanna (10) wish, desire

muskuraate (2) smile

musalsal (2) continuous, always, constant

fareb (4) trick, deceit

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2/2: musalsal

kis ki talaash hai hamen

kis ke asar mein hain

jab se chale hain ghar se

musalsal safar mein hain

what am i in quest of?

under whose influence am i?

since the time i left home

i’ve been continuously traveling

Aashufta Changezi

(1)

talaash (9) quest, search

safar (20) journey, travel

asar (5) effect, impact

musalsal (2) continuous, always, constant

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

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