Ghazal

ahl-e-havas ke haathon na ye kaarobaar ho

aabaad hon sitaare zamin regzaar ho

ik shaan ye bhi jiine ki hai ji rahe hain log

tufaan se lagaao samundar se pyaar ho

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har zakhm-e-dil se anjuman-aaraai maang lo

phir shahr-e-pur-hujum se tanhaai maang lo

mausam kaa zulm sahte hain kis khaamushi ke saath

tum pattharon se tarz-e-shakebaai maang lo

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koi ghamgin koi khush ho kar sadaa detaa rahaa

raat shahr-e-dil kaa har manzar sadaa detaa rahaa

sangsaari ki sazaa Thahri thi jin ke vaaste

un ko pahle hi se har patthar sadaa detaa rahaa

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log subh o shaam ki nairangiyaan dekhaa kiye

aur ham chup-chaap maazi ke nishaan dekhaa kiye

aql to karti rahi daamaan-e-hasti chaak chaak

ham magar dast-e-junun mein dhajjiyaan dekhaa kiye

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aainon se pahle bhi rasm-e-khud-numaai thi

dil shikaar hote the aisi dilrubaai thi

phuul phuul baam-o-dar raaste hain gul-paikar

vo udhar se guzre the yaa bahaar aai thi

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ishq ko paas-e-vafaa aaj bhi karte dekhaa

ek patthar ke liye ji se guzarte dekhaa

past ghaaron ke andheron mein jo le jaati hain

vo uDaanein bhi to insaan ko bharte dekhaa

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aaine se na Daro apnaa saraapaa dekho

vaqt bhi ek musavvir hai tamaashaa dekho

kar lo baavar koi laayaa hai ajaaib-ghar se

jab kisi jism pe hanstaa huaa chehraa dekho

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biite hue lamhon ke jo girvida rahe hain

haalaat ke haathon vahi ranjida rahe hain

in jalvon se maamur hai duniyaa mire dil ki

aainon ki basti mein jo naadida rahe hain

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