ye roshni tere kamre

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ye roshni tere kamre mein khud nahi aayi

shama ka jism pighalne

ke baad aayi

this light hasn’t come into

your room all by itself

it has come after burning

the body of a candle

Indira Varma (1)

roshni (5)

light, brightness

khud (20)

myself

shama (5)

lamp, candle, wax

jism (6)

body

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