farishte se baDh kar hai insan banna
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada
Altaf Hussain Hali
aa rahi hai chah-e-yusuf se sada
dost yan thoDe hain aur bhai bahut
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dil se KHayal-e-dost bhulaya na jaega
sine mein dagh hai ki miTaya na jaega
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dikhana paDega mujhe zaKHm-e-dil
agar tir us ka KHata ho gaya
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dhum thi apni parsai ki
ki bhi aur kis se aashnai ki
Altaf Hussain Hali
dariya ko apni mauj ki tughyaniyon se kaam
kashti kisi ki par ho ya darmiyan rahe
the river is concerned with the storms in its domain
the ship as well might get across or in the midst remain
Altaf Hussain Hali
chor hai dil mein kuchh na kuchh yaro
nind phir raat bhar na aai aaj
Altaf Hussain Hali
e-qarari thi sab ummid-e-mulaqat ke sath
ab wo agli si daraazi shab-e-hijran mein nahin
Altaf Hussain Hali
ahut ji KHush hua 'haali' se mil kar
abhi kuchh log baqi hain jahan mein
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