"She awakens by the touch of the hunger, The snapping of the boughs, Yet two-draughts thirst more. God offers hunger, In how many flavours."
— Sara Shagufta

January 1, 1970

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Two-Draughts Thirst More, Aankhein, translated from the original Urdu by Arshi Yaseen in Three Poems by Sara Shagufta Translated from Urdu, November 2, 2018, .