hasti apni habab ki si hai
ye numaish sarab ki si hai

Mir Taqi Mir

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hazar martaba behtar hai baadshahi se
agar nasib tere kuche ki gadai ho

Mir Taqi Mir

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hoga kisi diwar ke sae mein paDa 'mir'
kya kaam mohabbat se us aaram-talab ko

Mir Taqi Mir

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hosh jata nahin raha lekin
jab wo aata hai tab nahin aata

Mir Taqi Mir

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ijz-o-niyaz apna apni taraf hai sara
is musht-e-KHak ko hum masjud jaante hain

Mir Taqi Mir

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iqrar mein kahan hai inkar ki si surat
hota hai shauq ghaalib us ki nahin nahin pa

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq hai ishq karne walon ko
kaisa kaisa baham kya hai ishq

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ishq hai tarz o taur ishq ke tain
kahin banda kahin KHuda hai ishq

love is the mode and style of love
it's man below and God above

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq hi ishq hai jahan dekho
sare aalam mein bhar raha hai ishq

its only Love where'er you see
Love fills this world entirely

Mir Taqi Mir

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