aa base kitne nae log makan-e-jaan mein
baam-o-dar par hai magar nam usi ka likkha

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ai saba main bhi tha aashufta-saron mein yakta
puchhna dilli ki galiyon se mera nam kabhi

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ek dariya par kar ke aa gaya hun us ke pas
ek sahra ke siwa ab darmiyan koi nahin

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gham se bikhra na paemal hua
main to gham se hi be-misal hua

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gard-e-shohrat ko bhi daman se lipaTne na diya
koi ehsan zamane ka uThaya hi nahin

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'iqbaal' ki nawa se musharraf hai go 'naim'
urdu ke sar pe 'mir' ki ghazlon ka taj hai

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itna roya hun gham-e-dost zara sa hans kar
muskuraate hue lamhat se ji Darta hai

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jahan dikhai na deta tha ek Tila bhi
wahan se log uTha kar pahaD lae hain

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jo bhi kahna hai kaho saf shikayat hi sahi
in ishaaraat-o-kinayat se ji Darta hai

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