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na may sta da nari shudi dy pakar na da zulfi wal pa wal laka khamar na da bati pashan danga ghari ghwaram nargasay stargy na daki da khumar na ghakhuna dy laluna da adan na nangy dak sara sara laka anar na pasti da sarindy pa shan khabari na wajood laka da saar way mazadar khu bas yow shai rata ra ukhaya dilbara da lala pashan zargy ghawaram daghdar yow dawa ukhaqi chi da ghum ao muhabat way lakuno laluna dy karam zaar
— Translation: I do not need your red sculpted lips,
Nor hair in loops like a serpent’s coils,
Nor a nape as graceful as a swan’s,
Nor narcissus eyes full of drunkenness,
Nor teeth as perfect as pearls of heaven,
Nor cheeks ruddy and full as pomegranates,
Nor a voice mellifluous as a sarinda,
Nor a figure as elegant as a poplar,
But show me just this one thing, my love,
I seek a heart stained like a poppy flower –
Pearls by millions I would gladly cede,
For the sake of tears borne of love and grief.
— Entreaty (1929)
