Beloved by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf
26th October
Beloved by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a passionate love poem! It is a jiifto, one of the many Metric forms of Somali poetry made up of short lines.
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You know, the grass is like meIt’s true nature revealedWhen trodden under footBut when drenchedDoes…Continue reading the English translation
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گھاس بھی مجھ جیسی ہےپاؤں تلے بچھ کر ہی زندگی کی مراد پاتی ہےمگر یہ بھیگ کر کس بات گواہی بنتی ہےشرمساری کی آنچ کیContinue reading in Urdu
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