1/1: Ummeed Fazli

ai dopahar ki dhoop

bata kya jawaab doon

deewar poochti hai ki

saaya kidhar gaya

oh searing, mid-day sun

tell me what reply should i give

the walls are asking

where has the shadow gone?

Ummeed Fazli

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