tu na ho ye to ho nahin sakta
mera kya tha hua hua na hua

Ismail Merathi

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ulTi har ek rasm-e-jahan-e-shuur hai
sidhi si ek ghazal mujhe likhni zarur hai

Ismail Merathi

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usi ka wasf hai maqsud sher-KHwani se
usi ka zikr hai mansha ghazal-sarai ka

Ismail Merathi

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uTha hijab to bas din-o-dil diye hi bani
janab-e-shaiKH ko dawa tha parsai ka

Ismail Merathi

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wan sajda-e-niyaz ki miTTi KHarab hai
jab tak ki aab-e-dida se taza wazu na ho

Ismail Merathi

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ya wafa hi na thi zamane mein
ya magar doston ne ki hi nahin

Ismail Merathi

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yaran-e-bazm-dahr mein kya kya tapak tha
lekin jab uTh gae to na bar-e-digar mile

Ismail Merathi

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