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Lingua
Africa My Africa
Elegy
Can you find what lives in time,
You bring out a part of me I shield from everything else. You strip me down of all my walls and all the facades I try to keep up with. You do something that no one else can ever do. A job that no one should ever do. For the majority of my life, all you’ve shown me is love and care. Preferential treatment and favoritism
تمہیں ہے اپنے ستم کا ملال ویسے ہیہمارے دوش پہ سر تھا وبال ویسے ہی
سَلو قَلبي غَداةَ سَلا وَثابا
We, unaccustomed to courage
We, unaccustomed to courage
We, unaccustomed to courage
We, unaccustomed to courage
One day you finally knew