umr-e-daraaz maang ke

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umr-e-daraaz maang ke laaye thay chaar din

do aarzoo mein kaT gaye

do intezaar mein

seeking a long life

i got myself four days

two spent in wanting

and two in waiting

Bahadur Shah Zafar (9)

umr (16)

life

daraaz (3)

long

maang (3)

ask, seek

chaar (5)

four

aarzoo (16)

desire

intezaar (19)

waiting

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