1/1: musavvari

seekhe hain mah-rukhon ke liye

ham musavvari

taqreeb kuch to

bahr-e-mulaaqat chaahiye

i learned to paint for the sake of

the moon-faced ones

something is needed

to gain an acquaintance

Mirza Ghalib

(60)

mah-rukhon (1) moon-faced, beautiful

musavvari (1) painting

taqreeb (2) ceremony, celebration

to (4) so

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