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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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mujhe apni biivi pe fakhr hai mujhe apne saale pe naaz hai
nahin dosh donon kaa is mein kuchh mujhe DaanTtaa koi aur hai
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Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar
shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa
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ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah
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ham to apnon se bhi begaana hue ulfat mein
tum jo ghairon se mile tum ko na ghairat aai
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zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi
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asaatiza ne miraa haath thaam rakkhaa hai
isi liye to main pahunchaa huun apni manzil par
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agar khamosh rahun main to tu hi sab kuchh hai
jo kuchh kahaa to tiraa husn ho gayaa mahdud
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band paDe hain shahar ke saare darvaaze
ye kaisaa aaseb ab ghar ghar lagtaa hai
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khushi kaa ek hi lamha thaa apni zindagi mein
sakhi aise ki vo bhi dusron ke naam kar aae
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kunein ki samt bulaa le na koi khvaab mujhe
main apne baap kaa sab se hasin beTaa huun
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us maah-ru pe aankh kisi ki na paD saki
jalva thaa tuur kaa ki saraasar vo nuur thaa
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