1/2: tarz

ajeeb tarz-e-takallum se

aazma ke mujhe

woh chaahta hai abhi dekhna

jhuka ke mujhe

with a weird style of speech

he tests me

and he wishes to

see me in submission

Iqbal Anjum

(1)

ajeeb (6) strange, weird

tarz (2) style, manner

takallum (6) speech, eloquence

aazma (1) test

jhuka (1) lower, bend

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

2/2: tarz

khauf-e-dozakh se kabhi

khwaahish-e-jannat se kabhi

mujh ko is tarz-e-ibaadat pe

hansi aati hai

sometimes fearing hell

sometimes desiring heaven

this manner of worship

makes me laugh

khauf (2) fear, terror

dozakh (4) hell

kabhi (3) on occasion

khwaahish (5) desire, aspiration

jannat (6) heaven

tarz (2) style, manner

ibaadat (1) worship

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