ye apne dil ki lagi ko bujhane aate hain
parai aag mein jalte nahin hain parwane

they come to extinguish the fire in their heart
in senseless immolation the moths do not take part

Makhmoor Saeedi

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parwanon ka to hashr jo hona tha ho chuka
guzri hai raat shama pe kya dekhte chalen

Shad Azimabadi

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KHak kar dewe jala kar pahle phir Tiswe bahae
shama majlis mein baDi dil-soz parwane ki hai

Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim

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mat karo shama kun badnam jalati wo nahin
aap sin shauq patangon ko hai jal jaane ka

cast not blame upon the flame it doesn’t burn to sear
the moths are

Siraj Aurangabadi

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