ROZ EK SHER

हुजूमे-ग़म फ़ितरत मेरी बदल न सकी
मैं क्या करूँ मुझे आदत है मुस्कुराने की

hujuume-gham fitarat merii badal na sakii
main kyaa karuun mujhe aadat hai muskuraane kii

Immense grief could not change my nature
What can I do, I have a habit of smiling

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

NAVA SMARANA: NINE SACRED RECITATIONS OF JAINISM
Sanskrit / Prakrit text + English translation
By Vinod Kapashi
Edited by Signe Kirde
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007.
ISBN 978-81-88769-05-6
Rs. 800