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The brimming bottle, full of wine, has spent itself away. I came into this world and watched the soul fall to decay. I passed along the beloved’s lanes; my face drained into grey. I bared the state my heart was in, and sin was all I’d say. At the painted crossroads of the world, whose stall goes on display? How many more must I call naive? I wait: when will day give way?
Kaidh main betha hoon na jaane kabh sham hogi, Bhari bharayi sharab bottle fanah ho gayi, Duniya main aaye rooh tabah ho gayi,, Unki gali on se guzre surrat aur bezan ho gayi, dil-e-hal maine jab khola, baate meri gunah ho gayi, range duniyavi churaho par na jane phir kis ki dukan hogi. Aabh kitnoh ko nadaan theraye hum; intezar hai bas, kab sham hogi.
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