mashuqon se ummid-e-wafa rakhte ho 'nasiKH'
nadan koi duniya mein nahin tum se ziyaada

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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shubh 'nasiKH' nahin kuchh 'mir' ki ustadi mein
aap be-bahra hai jo mo'taqid-e-'mir' nahin

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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ifat kabhi kisi ki gawara yahan nahin
jis sar-zamin ke hum hain wahan aasman nahin

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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ashk se nam nahin lete ki sun le na koi
dil hi dil mein use hum yaad kiya karte hain

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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aat din naqus kahte hain ba-awaz-e-buland
dair se behtar hai kaba gar buton mein tu nahin

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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munh aap ko dikha nahin sakta hai sharm se
is waste hai piTh idhar aaftab ki

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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kya roz-e-bad mein sath rahe koi ham-nashin
patte bhi bhagte hain KHizan mein shajar se du

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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KHwab hi mein nazar aa jae shab-e-hijr kahin
so mujhe hasrat-e-didar ne sone na diya

her, on the eve of separation, in dreams I'd hoped to sight
but the yearning for her vision kept me up all night

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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kis tarah chhoDun yakayak teri zulfon ka KHayal
ek muddat ke ye kale nag hain pale hue

Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

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