ah par aa hi gae aaj bhaTakne wale
rahbar dekh wo manzil ka nishan hai ki nahin

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ek husn-e-mukammal hai to ek ishq-sarapa
hoshyar sa ek shaKHs hai diwana sa ek shaKHs

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kuchh andhere hain abhi rah mein hail 'aKHtar'
apni manzil pe nazar aaega insan ek roz

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kya karishma hai mere jazba-e-azadi ka
thi jo diwar kabhi ab hai wo dar ki surat

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kyun karo 'aKHtar' ki baaten wo to ek diwana hai
tum to yaro apni apni dastan kahte raho

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kyun shikan paD gai hai abru par
main to kahta hun ek baat ki baat

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yahi hain yaadgar-e-ghuncha-o-gul is zamane mein
inhin sukhe hue kanTon se zikr-e-gulsitan likhiye

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zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak
mujh ko hairat rahi anjuman mein teri kyun hain KHamosh ahl-e-zaban aaj tak

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ye rang-o-kaif kahan tha shabab se pahle
nazar kuchh aur thi mauj-e-sharab se pahle

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