1/1: zada

hamaare aage tera jab

kisu ne naam liya

dil-e-sitam-zada ko hum ne

thaam thaam liya

when someone mentioned

your name in front of me

i held and grasped my

tormented, afflicted heart

Meer Taqi Meer

(3)

kisu (1) someone (same as kisi)

sitam (10) tyranny, cruelty

zada (1) afflicted, tormented

thaam (4) hold, grasp

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