samajh rahe hain magar bolne ka yara nahin
jo hum se mil ke bichhaD jae wo hamara nahin
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ang se KHushbuon ka nata TuTta jata hai
phul se log KHizaon jaisi baaten karte hain
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as aane lagi duniya to kaha dil ne ki ja
ab tujhe dard ki daulat nahin milne wali
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awish mein gardish-e-sayyargan se achchhi hai
zamin kahin ki bhi ho aasman se achchhi hai
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ind masjid mein gae to ungliyan uThne lagin
khil uThe mai-kash kabhi zahid jo un mein aa gae
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oz ek taza qasida nai tashbib ke sath
rizq bar-haq hai ye KHidmat nahin hogi hum se
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sab log apne apne qabilon ke sath the
ek main hi tha ki koi bhi lashkar mera na tha
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sipah-e-sham ke neze pe aaftab ka sar
kis ehtimam se parwar-digar-e-shab nikla
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shikam ki aag liye phir rahi hai shahr-ba-shahr
sag-e-zamana hain hum kya hamari hijrat kya
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