pahle pahle hawas ik-adh dukan kholti hai
phir to bazar ke bazar se lag jate hain

Ahmad Faraz

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pahle se marasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi to
rasm-o-rah-e-duniya hi nibhane ke liye aa

even tho no longer close we are as used to be
come even if it's purely for sake of formality

Ahmad Faraz

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qasida hum faqir logon ka
ek Thikana nahin ki tujh se kahen

Ahmad Faraz

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qurbaten lakh KHub-surat hon
duriyon mein bhi dilkashi hai abhi

Ahmad Faraz

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aat bhar hanste hue taron ne
un ke aariz bhi bhigoe honge

Ahmad Faraz

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aat kya soe ki baqi umr ki nind uD gai
KHwab kya dekha ki dhaDka lag gaya tabir ka

Ahmad Faraz

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anjish hi sahi dil hi dukhane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa

Ahmad Faraz

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uke to gardishen us ka tawaf karti hain
chale to us ko zamane Thahar ke dekhte hain

Ahmad Faraz

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sae hain agar hum to ho kyun hum se gurezan
diwar agar hain to gira kyun nahin dete

Ahmad Faraz

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