aaj kal lucknow mein ai 'aKHtar'
dhum hai teri KHush-bayani ki

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'aKHtar'-e-zar bhi ho mushaf-e-ruKH par shaida
fal ye nek hai quran se hum dekhte hain

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arae-sair mujh sa rind mai-KHane mein gar aae
gire saghar lunDhe shisha hanse saqi bahe dariya

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e-murawwat ho bewafa ho tum
apne matlab ke aashna ho tum

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dar-o-diwar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
KHush raho ahl-e-watan hum to safar karte hain

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kamar dhoka dahan uqda ghazal aankhen pari chehra
shikam hira badan KHushbu jabin dariya zaban isa

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mujhi ko waiza pand-o-nasihat
kabhi us ko bhi samjhaya to hota

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turab-e-pa-e-hasinan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye KHaksar hai 'aKHtar' ko naqsh-e-pa kahiye

Wajid Ali Shah Akhtar

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ulfat ne teri hum ko to rakkha na kahin ka
dariya ka na jangal ka sama ka na zamin ka

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