hae wo jis ki ummiden hon KHizan par mauquf
shaKH-e-gul sukh ke gir jae to kashana bane

alas the one whose aspirations do on autumn rest
when the leaves dry off and fall, they would make their nest

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hai tere liye sara jahan husn se KHali
KHud husn agar teri nigahon mein nahin hai

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jab safar 'afsar' kabhi karte nahin
dekhe phir kyun ho tum manzil ke KHwa

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mujhe farda ki fikr kyun-kar ho
gham-e-imroz khae jata hai

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sukh mein hota hai hafiza bekar
dukh mein allah yaad aata hai

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taron ka go shumar mein aana muhaal hai
lekin kisi ko nind na aae to kya kare

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