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Duniya mein hoon duniya ka talabgar nahin hoon
Sher byAkbar Allahabadi · 1846–1921
Hinglish
duniya mein hoon, duniya ka talabgaar nahin hoon bazaar se guzra hoon, khareedar nahin hoon
— Akbar Allahabadi
Urdu in Devanagari
दुनिया में हूँ दुनिया का तलबगार नहीं हूँ बाज़ार से गुज़रा हूँ ख़रीदार नहीं हूँ
English translation
I am in the world, but I do not crave the world; I have walked through the market, but I am not a buyer.
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