1/1: saal

na shab-o-roz hi badle hain

na haal achchha hai

kis barhaman ne kaha tha

ki ye saal achchha hai

days and nights have not changed

nor is the condition any good

which brahmin foretold

this is a good year

Ahmed Faraz

(21)

shab (9) evening, night

roz (6) day, every day

haal (11) plight, condition

barhaman (1) brahmin, wiseman

saal (1) year

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