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A Thousand Desires                                                                               Xuhapuk; Mirfs;

                                                jkpo; nkhopg;ngah;g;G                   czh; nkhopT
        Thousands of desires, each worth
                                                              ;
        dying for...                        Mapukhapuk; Mirfs… xt;nthd;Wk;      caph; epfh; Mirfs; Mapuk;
        Many of them I have realized...yet I   capusT kjpg;Gs;sit…..            rpy if$l> NkYk; $l;l Mir.
        yearn for more...                   rpy epiwNtwpd… MdhYk; NkYk;         vid nfhy;Yk; vd; fhjypf;F gaNkd;.
        Why should my killer (lover) be     MirfSf;fhf Vq;FfpNwd;.              mts; vjw;Fk; nghWg;ghts; ,y;iy.
                                            vid nfhy;Yk; vd; fhjyp Vd;
        afraid? No one will hold her        gagLfpwhs;? ahUk; mtis              Vnddpy; thOk; tiu epj;jk; vd; ,uj;jk;
        responsible                                                             fz;fs; topNa gha;e;Njhbf; nfhz;bUf;Fk;.
        For the blood which will continuously   nghWg;ghspahf;f Nghtjpy;iy.     nrhh;fjpdpd;Wk; Mjhk; ntspNaw;w
                                            Vnddpy; tho;T KOtJk; epj;jk; vd;
        flow through my eyes all my life    ,uj;jk; vd; fz;fspd; topNa          gl;lJz;Nlh?
                                                                                mtkhd ghuj;Jld; cd; njUit
        We have heard about the dismissal of                                    flf;fpNwd;.
        Adam from Heaven,                   gha;Njhbf;nfhz;bUf;Fk;.
                                            Mjhik nrhh;fj;jpdpd;Wk;
        With a more humiliation, I am leaving   ntspNaw;wpdh; vd;W ahuhtJ       vd; Nfrr;RUs; jiyg;ghifia tpl;L
        the street on which you live...     Nfs;tpg;gl;lJz;lh?                  tpyFk; NghJ X nfhLq;NfhyNd ck;
        Oh tyrant, your true personality will   ngUk; mtkhdj;Jld; eP thOk;      cz;ikr; nrh&gk; cyfkwpAk;.
        be known to all                     njUtpypUe;J ehd; tpyFfpNwd;.
        If the curls of my hair slip through my   vd; kaph;r; RUs; jiyg;ghif tpl;L   epjKk; fhiyr; Rw;wpy; vd; Ngdh fhJ
        turban!                             eOTk; NghJ                          klypy; rthhp.
        But if someone wants to write her a   X nfhLq;NfhyNd ck;; cz;ik nrhUgk;   mtSf;F fbjk; vOj tpioNthh;
        letter, they can ask me,            vy;NyhUf;Fk; njhpaj;jhd; NghfpwJ.   vd;idNa ehlyhk;.
                                                                                                            ;
        Every morning I leave my house with   epjKk; fhiyapy; fhjpy; nrhUfpa vd;   me;j tajpy; Nfhg;ig vd; ifapy.
        my pen on my ear.                   NgdhTld; jhd; tPl;il tpl;L ntspNa   mJ Kjy; kJTyf gpui[ ehd;.
        In that age, I turned to drinking   nry;Ntd;.                             mt;TyfpNyNa vd;
        (alcohol)                           mtSf;F fbjk; vOj tpioNthh; vidf;    gyfPdf;fSf;F epahaq;fSk;
        And then the time came when my      Nfl;fyhk;.                          mq;fPfhuj;ijAk; vjph;g;ghh;j;Njd;.
        entire world was occupied by alcohol   mt;tarpNyNa kJtUe;j njhlq;fpNdd;.   mjd nfhLikahd $h;ikahNyNa
                                                                                     ;
        From whom I expected justice/praise   mJKjy; kJ vd; cyfkhfpaJ.          NkYk; NkYk; fhakile;Njd;.
        for my weakness                     mjdplkpUe;Nj vd; gyfPdq;fSf;F
        Turned out to be more injured with   epahaq;fisAk;> mq;fPfhuj;ijAk;     thotpw;Fk; rhtpw;Fk; tpj;ahrkpy;iy
                                                                                    ;
        the same cruel sword                vjph;g;ghh;j;Njd;                   fhjypy;.
                                                                                                   ;
        When in love, there is little difference   mjd; nfhLikahd $h;ikahNyNa   mts; JNuhfj;ij ghhj;J nfhz;L
                                                                                                        ;
        between life and death              NkYk; fhakile;Njd;.                 thOk; NghJ mtSf;F caph ju
        We live by looking at the infidel who                                   rpj;jkhapUg;Nghk;.
        we are willing to die for           fhjypy; ,Uf;Fk; NghJ tho;Tf;Fk;       ,jak; Jisj;j JNuhf mk;ig vLf;f
        Put some pressure on your heart to   rhTf;Fk; mjpf tpj;ahrkpUg;gjpy;iy.   gpuah;j;jdk; Njit.
        remove that cruel arrow,                                                mJ jdpNa tuhky; cld;
        For if the arrow comes out, so will   ahUf;fhf rhf jahuha; cs;NshNkh    ,jaKk; capUk; ntsp tUk.
                                                                                                        ;
        your heart...and your life.         mtspd; JNuhfj;ij ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;Nl
        For god's sake, don't lift the cover off   tho;fpNwhk;.                 nfhLq;Nfhyh gilj;jtd; ngauhy;
        any secrets you tyrant              me;j JNuhf mk;ig ,jaj;jpdpd;Wk;     Nfl;fpNwd;. ve;j ufrpaj;jpd; NjhiyAk;
        The infidel might turn out to be my   ePf;f nfhQ;rk; mjpf gpuaj;jdk; Njit.   cwpj;J tplhNj.
        lover!                              mJ ntspapy; tu ,jaKk; ntspte;J
        The preacher and the bar's entrance   tpLk; capiu mioj;Jf; nfhz;L.      vdpy  ;
        are way apart
        Yet I saw him entering the bar as I   flTspd; ngauhy; Nfl;fpNwd;.  ve;j   JNuhfKk; ghL nghUshFk; ,f;ftpf;F
        was leaving!                        ufrpaj;jpd; NjhiyAk; cwpj;J tplhNj   mJTk; fhjypahff; $Lk;.

        Thousands of desires, each worth    nfhLq;Nfhyh vdpy  ;                 Nghjid jUgtDk; kJf;fil thrYk    ;
        dying for...                        me;j JNuhfNk vd; fhjypah $Lk;.      NtW NtW jpf;fpy  ;
        Many of them I have realized...yet I
        yearn for more                      Nghjpg;gtDk; kJf;filapd; thrYk;     MdhYk; ehd; ntspNaw mth; cs;
                                            NtW NtW ghijapYs;sJ. MdhYk;         Eioe;jij ghh;j;Njd; kJthrypy  ;
                                            ehd; ntspNaWk; NghJ mtd; cs;
                                            Eiotij ghh;j;Njd.                   caph; epfh; Mirfs; Mapuk;
                                                              ;
                                            Mapukhapuk; Mirfs… xt;nthd;Wk;      rpy if$l> NkYk; $l;l Mir.
                                                              ;
                                            capusT kjpg;Gs;sit…..
                                            rpy epiwNtwpd… MdhYk; NkYk;
                                            MirfSf;F Vq;FfpNwd;.




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