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jhaTka: toss

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poocha jo un se chaand nikalta hai kis tarah

zulfon ko rukh pe Daal ke

jhaTka diya ki yuun

when i asked her

from where does the moon rise

she covered her face with curls

and tossed them to say…here

Arzoo Lakhnavi (9)

chaand (9)

moon

tarah (15)

type, like, similar to

zulfon (3)

hair, tresses

rukh (13)

face, direction

jhaTka (1)

toss

yuun (4)

like this, in this way

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)

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