kyunkar baDhaun rabt na darban-e-yar se
aaKHir koi to milne ki tadbir chahiye

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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na nikli hasrat-e-dil ek bhi hazar afsos
adam se aae the kya kya hum aarzu karte

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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na aai baat tak bhi munh pe roab-e-husn-e-jaanan se
hazaron soch kar mazmun hum darbar mein aae

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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maraz-e-ishq ko shifa samjhe
dard ko dard ki dawa samjhe

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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main shauq-e-wasl mein kya rail par shitab aaya
ki subh hind mein tha sham panj-ab aaya

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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le qaza ehsan tujh par kar chale
hum tere aane se pahle mar chale

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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labon pe jaan hai ek dam ka aur mehman hai
mariz-e-ishq-o-mohabbat ka tere haal ye hai

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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KHud ghalat hai jo kahe hoti hai taqdir ghalat
kahin qismat ki bhi ho sakti hai tahrir ghalat

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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khincha hai aks qalb ki photograph mein
shishe mein hai shabih pari koh-e-qaf mein

Mardan Ali Khan Rana

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