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hoshiyaari: sanity / being clever

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meri nigaah men woh rind hee nahi saaqi

jo hoshiyaari-o-masti mein

imtiyaaz kare

in my view, saaqi,

he is no true drinker

who can tell the difference

between sobriety and intoxication

Mohammad Iqbal (29)

nigaah (m) (9)

sight, gaze, glance

rind (m) (3)

free-spirited reveler

saaqi (f) (13)

wine-pourer, bartender

hoshiyaari (1)

sanity / being clever

masti (f) (2)

intoxication

imtiyaaz (m) (1)

discernment, judgment

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