1/2: Kaif Bhopali

zindagi shaayad

isii ka naam hai

duuriyaan majbuuriyaan

tanhaaiyaan

life perhaps

is just this

distances, compulsions

loneliness

Kaif Bhopali

(2)

zindagi (23) life

shaayad (8) perhaps, maybe

duuriyaan (1) distances

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/2: Kaif Bhopali

daagh duniya ne diye

zakhm zamaane se mile

hum ko tohfe ye

tumhein dost banaane se mile

i got the scars from the world

and the wounds from life

the few gifts i got

from having you as a friend

Kaif Bhopali

(2)

zakhm (12) wound, injury

daagh (3) scars, stains

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

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