1/1: yazid

yazid-e-waqt hua

jis ghaDi se takht-nasheen

hamaare naam ke khanjar

har ik mein baaTne lage

the moment the tyrant

of our times ascended the throne

daggers bearing my name

began to be distributed to all

Nawaz Asimi

(1)

yazid (1) tyrant

waqt (16) time

hua (3) huawritten

ghaDi (2) clock, hour, time

takht (3) throne

nasheen (3) seated

khanjar (4) dagger

baaTne (1) distribute

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