1/2: Muztar Khairabaadi

aseer-e-panja-e-ahd-e-shabaab

kar ke mujhe

kahaan gaya mera bachpan

kharaab kar ke mujhe

having made me a captive

of the age of youth

where has my childhood gone

ruining me thus

Muztar Khairabaadi

(2)

aseer (1) captive, prisoner

panja (1) clutch, grip

ahd (2) era, limit, time, epoch

shabaab (3) youth

bachpan (1) childhood

kharaab (4) ruin, spoil

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

2/2: Muztar Khairabaadi

ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil tum se maseehaa

ho naheen saktaa

tum achchha kar naheen sakte

main achchha ho naheen saktaa

the cure for my heartache

oh messiah, is not possible

you can't help me

nor can i get better

Muztar Khairabaadi

(2)

dard (15) pain

ilaaj (5) cure, treatment

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

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