1/1: taskeen

chaaraagar ne bahr-e-taskeen

rakh diya hai dil pe haath

meherbaan hai vo magar

na-aashnaa-e-zakhm hai

the healer, for comfort’s sake,

placed his hand on my heart

he is kind, but he is

not familiar with my ailment

Ahmed Faraz

(21)

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bahr (3) sea, body of water

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meherbaan (1) kind

aashnaa (1) familiar, acquaintance

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