apni zaban to band hai tum KHud hi soch lo
paDta nahin hai yunhi sitam-gar kisi ka nam

Qateel Shifai

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angDai par angDai leti hai raat judai ki
tum kya samjho tum kya jaano baat meri tanhai ki

Qateel Shifai

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chalo achchha hua kaam aa gai diwangi apni
wagarna hum zamane bhar ko samjhane kahan jate

twas a good thing that my madness was to some avail
else, for my state, what other reason could the world I show?

Qateel Shifai

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dad-e-safar mili hai kise rah-e-shauq mein
hum ne miTa diye hain nishan apne panw ke

Qateel Shifai

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dil pe aae hue ilzam se pahchante hain
log ab mujh ko tere nam se pahchante hain

Qateel Shifai

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dushmani mujh se kiye ja magar apna ban kar
jaan le le meri sayyaad magar pyar ke sath

Qateel Shifai

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dur tak chhae the baadal aur kahin saya na tha
is tarah barsat ka mausam kabhi aaya na tha

Qateel Shifai

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garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain
hum charaghon ki tarah sham se jal jate hain

I burn up in the flames of unfulfilled desire
like lanterns are, at eventide I am set afire

Qateel Shifai

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girte hain samundar mein baDe shauq se dariya
lekin kisi dariya mein samundar nahin girta

Qateel Shifai

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