1/2: seekh

main tere husn ka

khalwat mein tamashaayi huun

aaina seekh na jaaye

kaheen hairat meri

i am, in isolation,

a spectator of your beauty

may the mirror not learn

of my awe and wonder

Shabab Lakhnavi

(1)

husn (17) beauty

khalwat (1) loneliness, solitude

tamashaayi (1) spectator

aaina (6) mirror

seekh (2) to learn

hairat (1) awe, wonder

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2/2: seekh

main

apne aap ko

maaf karna

seekh raha hoon

i am

learning

to

forgive myself

Fahmida Riaz

(4)

maaf (1) to forgive

seekh (2) to learn

Theme:Creativity, Philosophy & Enlightenment (30)

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