1/1: sochti

hava-e-zulm sochti hai

kis bhanwar mein aa gayi

vo ek diya bujha to

saikadon diye jala gaya

the wind of tyranny wonders

what vortex it finds itself in

as it snuffs out one lamp

a thousand lamps get lit

Ahmed Faraz

(21)

sochti (1) to think

bhanwar (1) vortex, whirlpool

bujha (1) extinguish, snuff out

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