1/1: tamasha

in aankhon ne kya kya tamasha

na dekha

haqeeqat mein jo dekhna tha

na dekha

what all fantasies have

these eyes seen

but the reality to be seen in front

that they couldn’t see

Dagh Dehlvi

(5)

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tamasha (1) fantasy, confusion

dekha (2) see

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