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unhen ye fikr hai har dam

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unhen ye fikr hai har dam nayi tarz-e-jafaa kya hai

hamein ye shauq hai

dekhen sitam ki intehaa kya hai

they worry day and night about

inventing new methods of cruelty

while we are passionately keen

to see the limits of their tyranny

Brij Narain Chakbast (6)

fikr (5)

concern, fear

dam (9)

moment, breath

nayi (5)

new

tarz (3)

style, manner

injustice, cruelty

shauq (14)

passion, zeal

sitam (12)

tyranny, cruelty

limit, extremity

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)

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