1/1: shahar

is shahar mein

jeene ke andaaz niraale hain

honton pe latife hain

awaaz mein chhaale hain

in this city,

the style of living is so strange

wit and smile on the lips

but sharp edges in the voice

Javed Akhtar

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shahar (1) city

jeene ka andaaz (1) style of living

niraale (2) unique, strange, quaint

honton (1) lips

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