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[tsaanga]

نن ته مې په یاد راغلې, ستا روح پرې پوه شو؟

I had a thought about you today, did your soul feel it?

[tsaanga]

زه ستا د زړهٔ کډوال ومه، خو ستا زړه زما کور نشو جور کیږدی.

I was the refugee of your heart, but your heart could never be my home.

- translated to Pashto.

[tsaanga]

“ته کوم کتاب وايئ؟”

“what book are you reading?”

“ستا سترګې”

“Your eyes.”

- unknown (original in Arabic translated to Pashto)

[tsaanga]

Malalai, an Afghan folk heroine and warrior poet is believed to have sung this more than a century ago. She fought alongside the commander Ayub Khan to defeat the British at the Battle of Maiwand on July 27, 1880.

[tsaanga]

- Malang Jan