hum ne awwal se paDhi hai ye kitab aaKHir tak
hum se puchhe koi hoti hai mohabbat kaisi

Altaf Hussain Hali

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hum roz-e-widaa un se hans hans ke hue ruKHsat
rona tha bahut hum ko rote bhi to kya hota

Altaf Hussain Hali

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har samt gard-e-naqa-e-laila buland hai
pahunche jo hausla ho kisi shahsawar ka

Altaf Hussain Hali

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hoti nahin qubul dua tark-e-ishq ki
dil chahta na ho to zaban mein asar kahan

Altaf Hussain Hali

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ek dard ho bas aaTh pahar dil mein ki jis ko
taKHfif dawa se ho na taskin dua se

Altaf Hussain Hali

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ishq sunte the jise hum wo yahi hai shayad
KHud-baKHud dil mein hai ek shaKHs samaya jata

Altaf Hussain Hali

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kahte hain jis ko jannat wo ek jhalak hai teri
sab waizon ki baqi rangin-bayaniyan hain

Altaf Hussain Hali

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