Ghazal 138, Verse 1

Ghazal 138, Verse 1

kyaa tang ham sitam-zadagaa;N kaa jahaan hai
jis me;N kih ek bai.zah-e mor aasmaan hai

کیا تنگ ہم ستم زدگاں کا جہان ہے
جس میں کہ ایک بیضۂ مور آسمان ہے

कया तनग हम सितम-ज़दगां का जहान है
जिस में कि एक बैज़ह-ए मोर आसमान है

1a) how narrow is the world of us oppressed ones!
1b) is the world of us oppressed ones narrow?
1c) what-- as if the world of us oppressed ones is narrow!

2a) in which a single/particular/excellent/unique ant's egg is the sky
2b) in which the sky is a single/particular/excellent/unique ant's egg

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