1/1: yakjaai

ek lamhe mein

bikhar jaata hai taana-baana

aur phir umr guzar jaati hai

yakjaai mein

in a moment

the fabric of life can unravel

and it takes a lifetime

to weave it back together

Ahmad Mushtaq

(3)

lamhe (3) moment, moments

bikhar (3) scatter, disperse

taana-baana (1) warp and weft, fabric

umr (5) life

guzar (10) pass through, spent

yakjaai (1) reweaving, reassembling

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