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खेलना
to play; play
डॉक्टर
doctor
नाक
the nose
फूल
a flower
चादर
bed sheet
लेटना
to lie down
घर
home
तीन
three; 3
कंधा
the shoulder
बहन
a sister
लिखना
to write
कम
reduce; less
घर में
at home
भाई
brother
अंतिम संस्कार
last rites; funeral
बचपन
childhood
लाश
dead body
रूई
cotton
गेंदा
marigold
माला
the garland; the wreath
सफेद
white
भागना
to run
किस्मत
destiny; fate
अर्थी
the bier
ऑटो रिक्शा
auto rickshaw
पीछे
back; behind; rear
गैर
outsider; stranger
दम
power; strength
आपके भाई
your brother; your brothers
बचपन में
in childhood
मैं लाश बनी थी
I played a corpse
नाक में रूई
cotton in the nose
गेंदे के फूल की माला
marigold flower garland
सफेद चादर पर लेटा दिया इन्होंने मेरेको
they laid me down on a white sheet
मेरी सो-कॉल्ड लाश
my so-called corpse
भाग रहे हैं तीनों
all three are running
तुम मेरी किस्मत देखो
you look at my luck
मेरी अर्थी
my bier
चार कंधे भी नहीं मिले
couldn't even find four shoulders
तीन कंधे मिले
got three shoulders
अगला टायर
front tire
पिछले टायर
rear tires
वो ऑटो रिक्शा
that rickshaw
जिसके पीछे लिखा होता है
behind which is written
हमें तो अपनों ने लूटा
we were robbed by our own people
गैरो में कहा दम था
strangers never had the courage
मेरी तो अर्थी भी ऐसी निकली
my funeral procession turned out like this
जिसमें एक कंधा कम था
which had one shoulder missing

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