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vaaiz ki aankhen khul gayi

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vaaiz ki aankhen khul gayi peete hi, saaqiya

ye jaam-e-mai tha ya koyi

dariyaa-e-noor tha?

soon as he sipped the wine, o cup-bearer,

the preacher was awakened

was that a goblet of wine, or

radiant river of light?

Yagana Changezi (8)

vaaiz (m) (4)

priest, holy man

aankhen (m) (7)

eyes

khul (4)

open

jaam (m) (10)

wine cup, goblet

mai (f) (7)

spirit, wine

dariyaa (m) (13)

river

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

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