haar ke bhi nahin miTi dil se KHalish hayat ki
kitne nizam miT gae jashn-e-zafar ke baad bhi
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hain wajud-e-shai mein pinhan azal o abad ke rishte
yahan kuchh nahin do roza koi shai nahin hai fani
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hum ahl-e-dil ne meayar-e-mohabbat bhi badal Dale
jo gham har fard ka gham hai usi ko gham samajhte hain
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hijr ki raat ye har Dubte tare ne kaha
hum na kahte the na aaenge wo aae to nahin
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jab chheDti hain un ko gumnam aarzuen
wo mujh ko dekhte hain meri nazar bacha ke
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jab kabhi dekha hai ai 'zaidi' nigah-e-ghaur se
har haqiqat mein mile hain chand afsane mujhe
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jin hauslon se mera junun mutmain na tha
wo hausle zamane ke meyar ho gae
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