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main sochta hun ki wo mujh se pyar kyun karte

na meri rah mein tare na mere pas charagh
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nigah sirf bulawa nahin kuchh aur bhi hai
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to hum khirad mein junun ko shumar kyun karte

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tujhe bhula ke tera intizar kyun karte

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to phul khwahish-e-abr-e-bahaar kyun karte