chand mein darwesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai wo aur kis ko khojta hai

Ahmad Shanas

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ek bachcha zehn se paisa kamane ki machine
dusra kamzor tha so yarghamali ho gaya

Ahmad Shanas

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gharq karta hai na deta hai kinara hi mujhe
us ne meri zat mein kaisa samundar rakh diya

Ahmad Shanas

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jaankari khel lafzon ka zaban ka shor hai
jo bahut kam jaanta hai wo yahan shah-zor hai

Ahmad Shanas

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jism bhuka hai to hai ruh bhi pyasi meri
kaam aisa hai ki din raat ka karinda hun

Ahmad Shanas

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kaun qatre mein uThata hai talatum
aur antar-atma tak sinchta hai

Ahmad Shanas

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KHud ko paya tha na khoya main ne
be-karan zat kinara tha mujhe

Ahmad Shanas

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