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1 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

jalan: fire, burning

1 / 1: jalan

seene mein jalan aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai

is shahr mein har shakhs

pareshaan sa kyun hai

why this burning in the heart

and storm in the eyes

why does everyone in this city

seem so troubled

1987: Sahitya Akademi

2008: Jnanpith

heart, chest

fire, burning

eyes

storm, cyclone

shahr (12)

city

person, individual

distressed, troubled

Theme: Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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