1/1: Naresh Kumar ‘Shaad’

jabr-e-maahaul ki zulmat

mein bhi ehsaas mera

noor afshaan hai

jamaal-e-rukh-e-farda ki tarah

even in today’s

oppressive darkness, i feel

the light is spreading

like the beautiful face of the future

Naresh Kumar ‘Shaad’

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noor (8) light, radiance

rukh (8) face, direction

jabr (1) oppression, compulsion

maahaul (1) surrounding, ambience

zulmat (2) darkness

afshaan (1) spreading

jamaal (4) light, beauty, elegance

farda (2) dawn, tomorrow

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