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Rahiman pani rakhiye bin pani sab soon

Doha byRahim · 1556–1627

Hinglish

rahiman paani raakhiye, bin paani sab soon paani gaye na oobarai, moti maanush choon

— Rahim

Hindi (original)

रहिमन पानी राखिए, बिन पानी सब सून। पानी गए न ऊबरै, मोती मानुष चून॥

English translation

Rahim, keep your "water"; without water all is empty. Once the water is gone, neither pearl, nor person, nor flour can recover.

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