ab koi DhunD-DhanD ke lao naya wajud
insan to bulandi-e-insan se ghaT gaya
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azal se ta-ba-abad ek hi kahani hai
isi se hum ko nai dastan banani hai
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aat agar na karni thi kyun chaman mein aae the
rang kyun bikhera tha phul kyun khilae the
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ahaar aai gulon ko hansi nahin aai
kahin se bu teri guftar ki nahin aai
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chaman ka husn samajh kar sameT lae the
kise KHabar thi ki har phul KHar niklega
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duniya to sidhi hai lekin duniya wale
jhuTi sachchi kah ke use bahkate honge
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hum na manenge KHamoshi hai tamanna ka mizaj
han bhari bazm mein wo bol na pai hogi
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hayat lakh ho fani magar ye sun rakhiye
hayat se jo hai maqsud ghair-fani hai
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jab fikron par baadal se manDlate honge
insan ghaT kar sae se rah jate honge
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