1/1: raunaqen

dilli kahaan gayi

tire koochon ki raunaqen

galiyon se sar jhuka ke

guzarne lagaa huun main

oh delhi, where has the

charm of your lanes gone?

now i walk through your streets

with my head bowed

Jaan Nisar Akhtar

(2)

koochon (1) streets, lanes

raunaqen (1) lights, brightness

galiyon (2) streets

jhuka (2) lower, bend

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