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Ye wafa ka silaa hai to koi baat nahi ...

Ye wafa ka silaa hai to koi baat nahi,
Ye dard apno ne diya hai to koi baat nahi,
Yehi bahut hai ki vo dekh rahe hai kinare se,
Hum dub rahe hai to koi baat nahi,

If this is the reward for loyalty than the matter is nothing,
If this pain is given by our own than the matter is nothing,
It is sufficient for us that they are looking from the shore,
Even if we are drowning in pain than the matter is nothing,

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