1/1: Simab Akbarabadi

gham mujhe, hasrat mujhe

vahshat mujhe, saudaa mujhe

ek dil de kar khuda ne

de diya kya kya mujhe

sorrow, unfulfilled desires

craziness, passion, and frenzy

by giving me a heart, o god,

what all have you set me up with?

Simab Akbarabadi

(1)

khuda (14) god

gham (14) sorrow, sadness

hasrat (10) desire, mostly unmet

vahshat (1) barbarity, desolation

saudaa (1) frenzy

Theme:Heart, Mind & Memory (58)

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