jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen

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jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen log saza dete hain

kaise naadaan hain

shoalon ko hawa dete hain

people punish me

for my crime of love

how naive they are…

stoking the flames more

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

jurm (4)

crime

ulfat (7)

love, friendship, affection

saza (4)

punishment

naadaan (2)

naive, foolish, witless

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