main baagh mein huun

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main baagh mein huun talib-e-deedar kisi ka

gul par hai nazar

dhyaan mein rukhsar kisi ka

i am in the garden

longing for someone's sight

my gaze is on the flower

but someone's face in my focus

Bashir Badr (18)

1999: Sahitya Akademi

1999: Padma Shri

baagh (4)

garden

gul (17)

flower

nazar (29)

perspective, sight

dhyaan (5)

attention, focus

rukhsar (2)

cheeks, face

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (114)

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