''asi v kisay nall pyar kita c.
odi yad vich dil beqarar kita c.
apnay piyar da ek din izhaar keta c.
o meri jaan kehn lagi
mein ta tery naal mazak keeta c...
A mother serves her sugar with
A bit of peppermint
To clarify the passages
That carry what she meant
When she first set to bear a soul
Quite separate from her own,
Whom she would cherish, yet must teach
To live and die alone.
