1/1: Rukhsaar Nazimbabadi

ik pal ka qurb

ek baras ka phir intezaar

aayi hai january

to december chala gaya

a moment of closeness

and then a year of waiting again

january has come

but december has gone

Rukhsaar Nazimbabadi

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pal (6) moment, nurture

intezaar (16) waiting

qurb (2) closeness, vicinity

baras (2) years, year

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