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azaab hoti hain aksar shabaab ki ghadiyan

gulaab apni hi khushbu se

darne lagte hain

tormenting often are

the times of youth

the rose starts to fear

its own fragrance

Badr Wasti (1)

aksar (6)

often

shabaab (m) (5)

youth

khushbu (m) (10)

fragrance

azaab (m) (1)

torment, punishment

ghadiyan (f) (1)

times, hours

gulaab (m) (4)

rose

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