1/2: Mubarak Azimabadi

rahne de

apni bandagi, zahid

be-mohabbat

khuda nahin milta

keep your worship to yourself

o priest

without love

god can’t be got

Mubarak Azimabadi

(2)

khuda (14) god

zahid (1) priest, scholar

be-mohabbat (1) without love

Theme:Love, Passion and Longing (88)

2/2: Mubarak Azimabadi

kuch is andaaz se

sayyaad ne azaad kiya

jo chale chhuT ke qafas se

wo giraftar chale

in such a way the captor

has set them free

they flew out of the cage

but are hostages still

Mubarak Azimabadi

(2)

andaaz (8) mannerism, style

sayyaad (7) captor, hunter

azaad (1) free, freedom

qafas (4) cage, prison

giraftar (1) arrested, captive

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

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