1/1: Syed Hamid

ek do zakhm nahin

jism hai saara chhalni

dard bechaara pareshaan hai

kahaan se nikle

not just a wound or two

the whole body is torn

poor pain is troubled

as to where to emerge from

Syed Hamid

(1)

zakhm (12) wound, injury

jism (4) body

chhalni (1) perforated, riddled with holes

dard (15) pain

bechaara (2) helpless, miserable

pareshaan (6) distressed, troubled

nikle (3) emerge, come out

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