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Final Hijraat (1)

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That hous e is no more where I played i n m y c hi ld hood<br />

O h h o w I m i s s m y d e a r o l d n e i g h b o r h o o d<br />

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Blame it on my luck or maybe it was all my or my own ambitions to roam<br />

Th a t d r o v e m e s o f a r a wa y f r o m m y a n c e s t r a l h o m e<br />

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He would sing the spiritual songs in a voice so melodious<br />

That gentel old man who sat in the mosque's corner, unceremonious<br />

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I r e m e m b e r t h a t p a i r o f w o o d p e c h e r s I o n c e c a u g h t<br />

B u t I l e t t h e m g o t h o u g h I m i s s e d t h e m a l o t<br />

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that sweet ritual of meeting pilgrims of haj upon their return<br />

I ha ve l eft t hat b e hi nd t oo , l i fe ha s take n s uch a t urn<br />

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Tressing

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