1/1: pakeeza

hai dussehra mein bhi

yuun gar farhat-o-zeenat 'nazir'

par diwali bhi ajab

pakeeza-tar tyohaar hai

in dussehra too

there is joy and beauty, nazir

but diwali is

uniquely and purely joyous

Nazeer Akbarabadi

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farhat (1) joy

zeenat (1) beauty

ajab (7) strange, odd, unique

pakeeza (1) pure

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