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shahaadat(f): martyrdom

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kuch usoolon kaa nashaa thaa kuch muqaddas khwaab thay

har zamaane mein shahaadat ke

yahee asbaab thay

some intoxication of principles

some sacred dreams

in every age, these have been

the reasons for martyrdom

Hasan Naim (Hasan Naim) (1)

usoolon (m) (1)

principles

muqaddas (1)

sacred

khwaab (m) (15)

dream

zamaane (m) (10)

in the world

shahaadat (f) (1)

martyrdom

asbaab (m) (1)

motives, causes

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