
Ship of Sorrows by Qurratulain Hyder
“Yeh dagh dagh ujala, yeh gazida seher. Woh intezar tha jiska, yeh woh seher to nahin Yeh woh seher to nahin, jiski arzoo lekar Chale
“Yeh dagh dagh ujala, yeh gazida seher. Woh intezar tha jiska, yeh woh seher to nahin Yeh woh seher to nahin, jiski arzoo lekar Chale
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