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Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Thousands of desires, each worth dying for
— Mirza Ghalib
Bol ke lab aazaad hain tere
Speak, for your lips are free
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
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har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab
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na sikandar hai na daaraa hai na qaisar hai na jam
be-mahal khaak mein hain qasr banaane vaale
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har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab
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na sikandar hai na daaraa hai na qaisar hai na jam
be-mahal khaak mein hain qasr banaane vaale
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dekh ai meri zabun-haali pe hansne vaale
vaqt ki dhuup ne kis darja nikhaaraa mujh ko
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aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main
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vatan ke log sataate the jab vatan mein the
vatan ki yaad sataati hai jab vatan mein nahin
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main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai
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gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
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aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho
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aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye
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shaagird-e-rashid aap saa huun shaikh-ji saahib
kuchh ilm o amal tum ne na shaitaan mein chhoDaa
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kyaa jaane shaakh-e-vaqt se kis vaqt gir paDun
maanind-e-barg-e-zard abhi Doltaa huun main
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