in charaaghon mein

1 / 1: Couplet

in charaaghon mein tel hi kam tha

kyun gila phir

hamein hava se rahe

these lamps already

had too little oil

why then do we

complain against the wind

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2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

tel (1)

oil

gila (9)

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