1 Urdu ashaar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Munshi Amirullah Tasleem

1819-1911,

Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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hum ne paala muddaton pahlu mein hum koyi nahin

tum ne dekha ek nazar se

dil tumhaara ho gaya

though i nurtured for ages

i wasn’t worth much

you gave it just a glance

and it became yours

Munshi Amirullah Tasleem (1)

paala (1)

nurture, bringup

muddaton (2)

ages, long period

nazar (29)

perspective, sight

pahlu (3)

side

Theme: Beauty, Charm, & Union (103)

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