ek main hoon aur

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ek main hoon aur dastak kitne darwaazon pe doon?

kitni dahleezon pe

sajda ek peshaani kare

i am just one

how many doors must i knock upon?

before how many doorsteps

should i prostrate in submission?

Mahtab Haider Naqvi (1)

dastak (2)

knock (on the door)

darwaazon (1)

doors

dahleezon (1)

doorsteps, thresholds

sajda (3)

prostrate, bow

peshaani (1)

forehead

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