dil se KHayal-e-dost bhulaya na jaega
sine mein dagh hai ki miTaya na jaega

Altaf Hussain Hali

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faraghat se duniya mein har dam na baiTho
agar chahte ho faraghat ziyaada

Altaf Hussain Hali

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farishte se baDh kar hai insan banna
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada

Altaf Hussain Hali

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gul-o-gulchin ka gila bulbul-e-KHush-lahja na kar
tu giraftar hui apni sada ke bais

Altaf Hussain Hali

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'haali' suKHan mein 'shefta' se mustafid hai
'ghaalib' ka mo'taqid hai muqallid hai 'mir' ka

Altaf Hussain Hali

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hai justuju ki KHub se hai KHub-tar kahan
ab Thaharti hai dekhiye ja kar nazar kahan

Altaf Hussain Hali

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hum jis pe mar rahe hain wo hai baat hi kuchh aur
aalam mein tujh se lakh sahi tu magar kahan

Altaf Hussain Hali

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