us ko rukhsat to kiya tha

1 / 1: Couplet

us ko rukhsat to kiya tha mujhe maloom na tha

saara ghar le gaya

ghar chhoD ke jaane wala

i bid him/her farewell

but i didn't know

the one who left the house

took the whole home with him/her

Nida Fazli (11)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

rukhsat (3)

departure (esp. of bride)

maloom (4)

to know

chhoD (6)

leave

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