1/1: thake-haare

kal thake-haare parindon ne

naseehat ki mujhe

shaam Dhal jaaye to 'mohsin'

tum bhi ghar jaaya karo

the weary and exhausted birds

offered me this advice yesterday

when dusk falls, ‘mohsin’,

you should go home too

Mohsin Naqvi

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