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Yeh jungle hamare basaey huyae hain

“Woh Gor-i-Ghariban par
Aur hanse kar bole
Yeh jungle hamare basaey huyae hain”

(Walking past the graveyard of paupers “His Majesty” conferred / This desolate forest is my blessing!)

Quratulain Hyder in Gardish- i-Rang- i-Chaman

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All My Posts, Poetry, Urdu, Urdu Literature Comments 1 Jan 7th, 2008

One Response to “Yeh jungle hamare basaey huyae hain”

1. Sidhusaaheb Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

   Waah!

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