ghar ki virani ko kya roun ki ye pahle si
tang itna hai ki gunjaish-e-tamir nahin

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aa gaya dhyan mein mazmun teri yaktai ka
aaj matla hua misra meri tanhai ka

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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chale ho dasht ko 'nazim' agar mile majnun
zara hamari taraf se bhi pyar kar lena

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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chahun ki haal-e-wahshat-e-dil kuchh raqam karun
bhagen huruf waqt-e-nigarish qalam se du

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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osa-e-ariz mujhe dete hue Darta hai kyun
lunga kya nok-e-zaban se tere ruKH ka til uTha

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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hala kya tana dun zuhhad ko zuhd-e-riyai ka
paDhi hai main ne masjid mein namaz-e-be-wazu barson

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e diye le uDa kabutar KHat
yun pahunchta hai upar upar KHat

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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arson DhunDa kiye hum dair-o-haram mein lekin
kahin paya na pata us but-e-harjai ka

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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and mahram ke wo khulwate hain hum se beshtar
aaj-kal sone ki chiDiya hai hamare hath mein

Syed Yusuf Ali Khan Nazim

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