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from Public Collections





Phuljhaṛī se kam nahīn mizhgān-i ashk-afshān tirī
Motiyā ke dekhnā jhaṛte hain munh se is ke phūl
Your eyelashes scattering tears are nothing less than sparklers,
Which pour their “flowers” from your face like pearly
jasmine buds
Shāh Naṣīr (1756-1838)





Phuljhaṛī se kam nahīn mizhgān-i ashk-afshān tirī
Motiyā ke dekhnā jhaṛte hain munh se is ke phūl
Your eyelashes scattering tears are nothing less than sparklers,
Which pour their “flowers” from your face like pearly
jasmine buds
Shāh Naṣīr (1756-1838)





Phuljhaṛī se kam nahīn mizhgān-i ashk-afshān tirī
Motiyā ke dekhnā jhaṛte hain munh se is ke phūl
Your eyelashes scattering tears are nothing less than sparklers,
Which pour their “flowers” from your face like pearly
jasmine buds
Shāh Naṣīr (1756-1838)





Phuljhaṛī se kam nahīn mizhgān-i ashk-afshān tirī
Motiyā ke dekhnā jhaṛte hain munh se is ke phūl
Your eyelashes scattering tears are nothing less than sparklers,
Which pour their “flowers” from your face like pearly
jasmine buds
Shāh Naṣīr (1756-1838)





Phuljhaṛī se kam nahīn mizhgān-i ashk-afshān tirī
Motiyā ke dekhnā jhaṛte hain munh se is ke phūl
Your eyelashes scattering tears are nothing less than sparklers,
Which pour their “flowers” from your face like pearly
jasmine buds
Shāh Naṣīr (1756-1838)
Fireworks
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