1/1: mahlon

hone do charaagaan mahlon mein

kya ham ko agar diwali hai

mazdoor hain hum mazdoor hain hum

mazdoor ki duniya kaali hai

let the palaces be lit up with lamps

how does it matter to us it is diwali

we are laborers, laborers we are

our world filled with darkness

Jameel Mazhari

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charaagaan (1) lamps

mahlon (1) plural of mahal (palace)

mazdoor (1) laborers

kaali (1) dark, black

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