ah ke talib hain par be-rah paDte hain qadam
dekhiye kya DhunDhte hain aur kya pate hain hum

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ona hai ye ki aap bhi hanste the warna yan
tan-e-raqib dil pe kuchh aisa giran na tha

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sada ek hi ruKH nahin naw chalti
chalo tum udhar ko hawa ho jidhar ki

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saKHt mushkil hai shewa-e-taslim
hum bhi aaKHir ko ji churane lage

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shahd-o-shakar se shirin urdu zaban hamari
hoti hai jis ke bole miThi zaban hamari

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tazir-e-jurm-e-ishq hai be-sarfa mohtasib
baDhta hai aur zauq-e-gunah yan saza ke baad

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tazkira dehli-e-marhum ka ai dost na chheD
na suna jaega hum se ye fasana hargiz

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