1/1: Shabnam Shakeel

chalte rahe to kaun sa

apna kamaal tha

ye woh safar tha jis mein

Thaharna muhaal tha

what great feat was it

that we kept moving?

it was such a journey

where stopping was impossible

Shabnam Shakeel

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safar (20) journey, travel

kamaal (2) feat, wonder

Thaharna (2) waiting, stopping

muhaal (2) impossible, difficult

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