kanTa sa jo chubha tha wo lau de gaya hai kya
ghulta hua lahu mein ye KHurshid sa hai kya

Ada Jafri

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kanTon se dil lagao jo ta-umr sath den
phulon ka kya jo sans ki garmi na sah saken

befriend the thorns for they will be loyal until death
what of these flowers that will wilt with just a burning breath

Akhtar Shirani

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uri sarisht na badli jagah badalne se
chaman mein aa ke bhi kanTa gulab ho na saka

Arzoo Lakhnavi

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phulon ki tazgi hi nahin dekhne ki chiz
kanTon ki samt bhi to nigahen uTha ke dekh

Asad Badayuni

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kanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kanTa bana diya

Aslam Kolsarii

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uk gaya hath tera kyun 'basir'
koi kanTa to na tha phulon mein

Basir Sultan Kazmi

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KHar-e-hasrat bayan se nikla
dil ka kanTa zaban se nikla

Dagh Dehlvi

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