1/1: paala

hum ne paala muddaton pahlu mein

hum koyi nahin

tum ne dekha ek nazar se

dil tumhaara ho gaya

though i nurtured for ages

i wasn’t worth much

you gave it just a glance

and it became yours

Munshi Amirullah Tasleem

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paala (1) nurture, bringup

muddaton (2) ages, longperiod

nazar (22) perspective, sight

pahlu (3) side

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