1/1: rooyi

jab zulm-o-sitam ke

koh-e-garan

rooyi ki tarah uD jaayenge

hum dekhenge

when the mighty mountains

of tyranny and oppression

fly away like clumps of cotton

we shall see

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(22)

koh (4) mountain

zulm (7) cruelty, tyranny

sitam (10) tyranny, cruelty

garan (1) heavy

rooyi (1) cotton

uD jaayenge (2) fly away

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