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ab naheen jannat

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ab naheen jannat mashaam-e-kuucha-e-yaar ki shameem

nikhat-e-zulf kya hui

baad-e-saba ko kya hua

the lane of my beloved no longer

has the fragrance of heaven

what happened to the delight of tresses

where did the morning breeze go

Abdul Majid ‘Salik’ (4)

heaven

smell, nostrils

lane

yaar (19)

friend, beloved

fragrance, perfume

fragrance, aroma

zulf (7)

tresses (of a woman)

baad (10)

breeze / after

saba (5)

breeze, zephyr

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (106)

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