1/1: Abbas Dana

jo hain mazloom un ko to

taDapta chhoD dete hain

ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko

zinda chhoD dete hain?

the weak and the oppressed

are left to shiver and suffer

what kind of city is this

that lets the tyrants flourish?

Abbas Dana

(1)

mazloom (2) oppressed

taDapta (2) pulsate

shahr (9) city

zaalim (5) oppressor, tyrant

zinda (2) alive

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