1/1: purseesh

purseesh-e-haal bhi itni ki

main kuchh keh na sakun

is takalluf se karam ho to

sitam hota hai

this inquiry of my condition

is so that i can’t say anything

kindness with such formality

becomes cruelty indeed

Kamal Ahmad Siddiqui

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sitam (10) tyranny, cruelty

takalluf (3) formality

purseesh (1) inquiry

haal (11) plight, condition

karam (6) kindness, grace, favor

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