1/2: saikdon

muflisi aur yeh mazaahir hain

nazar ke saamne

saikdon sultan-e-jaabir hain

nazar ke saamne

poverty, these scenes of destitution

right in front of my eyes

countless emperors of tyranny

right in front of my eyes

Asrarul Haq Majaz

(4)

muflisi (2) poverty, destitution

mazaahir (1) sights, spectacles

nazar (22) perspective, sight

saamne (11) in front of, opposite

saikdon (2) many, hundreds

sultan (2) emperor

jaabir (1) oppressive, tyrannical

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

2/2: saikdon

munh tak bhi zoaf se

nahin aa sakti dil ki baat

darvaaza ghar se

saikdon farsang ho gaya

the heart's words don't

find a voice even as a whisper

the door has become so

distant from the home

Muneer Shirokhabadi

(1)

munh (2) mouth, face

zoaf (1) weak, week, feeble

saikdon (2) many, hundreds

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

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