1/1: Muneer Shikohabadi

munh tak bhi zoaf se

nahin aa sakti dil ki baat

darwaaza ghar se

saikDon farsang ho gaya

the heart's words don't

find voice even as a whisper

the door has become so

far away from the home

Muneer Shikohabadi

(1)

munh (2) mouth, face

zoaf (1) weak, week, feeble

darwaaza (2) door

saikDon (2) many, hundreds

farsang (1) distance (3.75 mi)

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