aaj aankhon mein koi raat gae aaega
aaj ki raat ye darwaza khula rahne de

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apni manzil pe pahunchna bhi khaDe rahna bhi
kitna mushkil hai baDe ho ke baDe rahna bhi

Shakeel Azmi

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aat se baat ki gahrai chali jati hai
jhuT aa jae to sachchai chali jati hai

Shakeel Azmi

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as ek pukar pe darwaza khol dete hain
zara sa sabr bhi in aansuon se hota nahin

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huk mein ishq ki tahzib bhi mar jati hai
chand aakash pe thaali ki tarah lagta hai

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ichhaD ke bhi wo mere sath hi raha har dam
safar ke baad bhi main rail mein sawar raha

Shakeel Azmi

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ghar ke diwar-o-dar pe sham hi se
nazm likhta hua hai sannaTa

Shakeel Azmi

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hadse shahar ka dastur bane jate hain
ab yahan saya-e-diwar na DhunDhen koi

Shakeel Azmi

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har ghaDi chashm-e-KHaridar mein rahne ke liye
kuchh hunar chahiye bazar mein rahne ke liye

Shakeel Azmi

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