1/1: waqaar

azeem log thay

TuuTe to ek waqaar ke saath

kisi se kuchh na kaha

bas udaas rehne lage

great people they were

when broken, bore it with dignity

not a word to anyone

just turned quietly sad

Iqbal Ashhar

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azeem (1) great, grand, dignified

waqaar (1) dignity, honor, majesty

udaas (2) sad

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