1/1: silsila

vo ek aks ki pal bhar

nazar mein Thehra tha

tamaam umr ka ab

silsila hai mere liye

that one reflection flashed

in my sight for just a moment

now for my entire life

it is a saga for me

Rajendra Manchanda Bani

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pal (6) moment, nurture

nazar (22) perspective, sight

umr bhar (15) lifelong

aks (4) reflection

tamaam (7) entire, all, whole

Thehra (1) stay

silsila (1) connection, link

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