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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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suraj huun chamakne kaa bhi haq chaahiye mujh ko
main kohr mein lipTaa huun shafaq chaahiye mujh ko
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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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gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
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suraj huun chamakne kaa bhi haq chaahiye mujh ko
main kohr mein lipTaa huun shafaq chaahiye mujh ko
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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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gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
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maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge
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ai sanam vasl ki tadbiron se kyaa hotaa hai
vahi hotaa hai jo manzur-e-khudaa hotaa hai
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tu dariyaa hai to hogaa haan magar itnaa samajh lenaa
tire jaise kai dariyaa miri aankhon mein rahte hain
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zamin ki god mein itnaa sukun thaa 'anjum'
ki jo gayaa vo safar ki thakaan bhuul gayaa
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ab aadmi kuchh aur hamaari nazar mein hai
jab se sunaa hai yaar libaas-e-bashar mein hai
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'aslam' baDe vaqaar se degrē vasul ki
aur is ke baa'd shahr mein khvaancha lagaa liyaa
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intizaar aur dastakon ke darmiyaan kaTti hai umr
itni aasaani se to baab-e-hunar khultaa nahin
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ab tu darvaaze se apne naam ki takhti utaar
lafz nange ho gae shohrat bhi gaali ho gai
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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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aisaa nahin ki main koi gumnaam shakhs huun
sab jaante hain mujh ko main ik ‘aam shakhs huun
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aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal
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