dekh kar shair ne us ko nukta-e-hikmat kaha
aur be-soche zamane ne use aurat kaha

Shaad Aarfi

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jab chali apnon ki gardan par chali
chum lun munh aap ki talwar ka

Shaad Aarfi

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jahan-e-dard mein insaniyat ke nate se
koi bayan kare meri dastan hogi

Shaad Aarfi

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kahin fitrat badal sakti hai namon ke badalne se
janab-e-shaiKH ko main barhaman kah dun to kya hoga

Shaad Aarfi

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kaTti hai aarzu ke sahaare pe zindagi
kaise kahun kisi ki tamanna na chahiye

Shaad Aarfi

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nahin hai insaniyat ke bare mein aaj bhi zehn saf jin ka
wo kah rahe hain ki jis se neki karoge us se badi milegi

Shaad Aarfi

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ang laegi hamari tang-dasti ek din
misl-e-ghaalib 'shad' gar sab kuchh udhaar aata gaya

Shaad Aarfi

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afta rafta meri al-gharzi asar karti rahi
meri be-parwaiyon par us ko pyar aata gaya

Shaad Aarfi

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'shad' ghair-mumkin hai shikwa-e-butan mujh se
main ne jis se ulfat ki us ko ba-wafa paya

Shaad Aarfi

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