osa jo ruKH ka dete nahin lab ka dijiye
ye hai masal ki phul nahin pankhuDi sahi

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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dekh chhoTon ko hai allah baDai deta
aasman aankh ke til mein hai dikhai deta

even to tiny creatures God greatness does provide
in the pupil of the eye skies can be espied

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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dikhane ko nahin hum muztarib haalat hi aisi hai
masal hai ro rahe ho kyun kaha surat hi aisi hai

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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duniya ne kis ka rah-e-fana mein diya hai sath
tum bhi chale chalo yunhi jab tak chali chale

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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ehsan na-KHuda ka uThae meri bala
kashti KHuda pe chhoD dun langar ko toD dun

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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ek aansu ne Duboya mujh ko un ki bazm mein
bund bhar pani se sari aabru pani hui

a single tear caused my fall in her company
just a drop of water drowned my dignity

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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ek patthar pujne ko shaiKH ji kabe gae
'zauq' har but qabil-e-bosa hai is but-KHane mein

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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gaya shaitan mara ek sajda ke na karne mein
agar lakhon baras sajde mein sar mara to kya mara

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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gul us nigah ke zaKHm-rasidon mein mil gaya
ye bhi lahu laga ke shahidon mein mil gaya

Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

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