ROZ EK SHER

अय शमा तेरी क़िस्मत! मेहफ़िल में जब जली तू
नज़राना लेके आया परवाना ज़िन्दगी का

aye shamaa terii qismat! mehfil mein jab jalii tuu
nazraanaa leke aayaa parvaanaa zindagii kaa

Oh candle, your fate! Whenever you were lit
A moth bestowed upon you the gift of his life


Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi


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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 6
ATTHAPAHUDA
Prakrit text + Hindi translation
By Acarya Kundakunda
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-15-5
Rs. 120