chaTak mein ghunche ki wo saut-e-jaan-faza to nahin
suni hai pahle bhi aawaz ye kahin main ne

Akhtar Ali Akhtar

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fareb-e-jalwa kahan tak ba-ru-e-kar rahe
naqab uThao ki kuchh din zara bahaar rahe

Akhtar Ali Akhtar

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guftugu-e-surat-o-mani hai unwan-e-hayat
khelte hain wo meri fitrat ki hairani ke sath

Akhtar Ali Akhtar

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mujhi ko parda-e-hasti mein de raha hai fareb
wo husn jis ko kiya jalwa-afrin main ne

Akhtar Ali Akhtar

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tum ne har zarre mein barpa kar diya tufan-e-shauq
ek tabassum is qadar jalwon ki tughyani ke sath

Akhtar Ali Akhtar

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