aaina samne ab aaTh pahar rahta hai
kahin aisa na ho ye madd-e-muqabil ho jae

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aane mein kabhi aap se jaldi nahin hoti
jaane mein kabhi aap tawaqquf nahin karte

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aap ka iKHtiyar hai sab par
aap par iKHtiyar kis ka hai

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ab wahi said hai jo tha sayyaad
nala bulbul ka be-asar na hua

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apni si karo tum bhi apni si karen hum bhi
kuchh tum ne bhi Thani hai kuchh hum ne bhi Thani hai

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asar ho ya na ho waiz bayan mein
magar chalti to hai teri zaban KHu

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esh o kam ka shikwa saqi se 'mubarak' kufr tha
daur mein sab ke ba-qadr-e-zarf paimana raha

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ewafa umr daghabaz jawani nikli
na yahi rahti hai zalim na wahi rahti hai

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ikhri hui hai yun meri wahshat ki dastan
daman kidhar kidhar hai gireban kahan kahan

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