wo to KHush-bu hai hawaon mein bikhar jaega
masala phul ka hai phul kidhar jaega

Parveen Shakir

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tumhaare shahr ka mausam baDa suhana lage
main ek sham chura lun agar bura na lage

Qaisar-ul-Jafri

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zindagi bhar ke liye ruTh ke jaane wale
main abhi tak teri taswir liye baiTha hun

Qaisar-ul-Jafri

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aaKHri hichki tere zanun pe aae
maut bhi main shairana chahta hun

Qateel Shifai

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chalo achchha hua kaam aa gai diwangi apni
wagarna hum zamane bhar ko samjhane kahan jate

twas a good thing that my madness was to some avail
else, for my state, what other reason could the world I show?

Qateel Shifai

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dil pe aae hue ilzam se pahchante hain
log ab mujh ko tere nam se pahchante hain

Qateel Shifai

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garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain
hum charaghon ki tarah sham se jal jate hain

I burn up in the flames of unfulfilled desire
like lanterns are, at eventide I am set afire

Qateel Shifai

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