aad tauba ke bhi hai dil mein ye hasrat baqi
de ke qasmen koi ek jam pila de hum ko

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ut-parasti mein na hoga koi mujh sa badnam
jhenpta hun jo kahin zikr-e-KHuda hota hai

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dekha hai mujhe apni KHushamad mein jo masruf
is but ko ye dhoka hai ki islam yahi hai

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dil lagane ko na samjho dil-lagi
dushmanon ki jaan par ban jaegi

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dilli chhuTi thi pahle ab lucknow bhi chhoDen
do shahar the ye apne donon tabah nikle

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dubki hui thi gurba-sifat KHwahish-e-gunah
chumkarne se phul gai sher ho gai

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hans ke kahta hai musawwir se wo ghaarat-gar-e-hosh
jaisi surat hai meri waisi hi taswir bhi ho

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hai yaqin wo na aaenge phir bhi
kab nigah su-e-dar nahin hoti

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hum ko bhi kya kya maze ki dastanen yaad thin
lekin ab tamhid-e-zikr-e-dard-o-matam ho gain

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