1/1: raaegaan

apni saari kaavishon ko

raaegaan main ne kiya

mere andar jo na tha

us ko bayaan main ne kiya

all my efforts and strivings

i have rendered futile

i tried giving expression to

what is not within me

Azad Gulati

(1)

kaavishon (1) efforts, endeavors

raaegaan (1) futile, in vain

bayaan (8) narration, declaration

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