KHak-e-'shibli' se KHamir apna bhi uTTha hai 'faza'
nam urdu ka hua hai isi ghar se uncha
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kahan wo log jo the har taraf se nastaliq
purani baat hui chust bandishen likhna
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jala hai shahr to kya kuchh na kuchh to hai mahfuz
kahin ghubar kahin raushni salamat hai
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har ek qayas haqiqat se dur-tar nikla
kitab ka na koi dars mo'tabar nikla
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hum hasin ghazlon se peT bhar nahin sakte
daulat-e-suKHan le kar be-faragh hain yaro
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ghazal ke parde mein be-parda KHwahishen likhna
na aaya hum ko barahana guzarishen likhna
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ek din gharq na kar de tujhe ye sail-e-wajud
dekh ho jae na pani kahin sar se uncha
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dekhna hain khelne walon ki chabuk-dastiyan
tash ka patta sahi mera hunar tera huna
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ai 'faza' itni kushada kab thi mani ki jihat
mere lafzon se ufuq ek dusra raushan hua
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