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Tum haya aur shariat ke taqazon ki baat kerte ho ...

Tum haya aur shariat ke taqazon ki baat kerte ho,
Hum ne nange jismon ko malbbos e haya dekha he,
Hum ne dekhe hein ihram mein chupe kae Ibless,
Hum ne mai khane mein kae baar khuda dekha he,

You talk of decency and the requirements of the Shariah (law),
We have seen naked bodies covered in the cloth of decency,
We have seen many a Ibless (Satan) in the pilgrims garb,
We have seen in the wine tavern many a times God,

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