1/1: simTin

puraane saal ki ThiThuri hui

parchhaiyan simTin

naye din ka naya suraj

ufuuq par uTha aata hai

the shivering shadows of

the old year are fading away

the new sun of the new day

is rising over the horizon

Ali Sardar Jafri

(5)

ThiThuri (1) shivering

parchhaiyan (1) shadows

simTin (1) fold

suraj (1) sun

ufuuq (1) horizon

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