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kaise kaise qisse ye mah-o-sal bunte hain

jaane kitni sadiyon se har baras khizan-rut mein
khushk patte dharti par zard shaal bunte hain

aaj kal na jaane kyun zehn par tanaw hai
tut-phut jata hai jo khayal bunte hain

shahr wale pochhenge kuchh sabab jaddai ka
ghar ke khali kone bhi kuchh sawal bunte hain

hijr ke manazir ko bhulna hi behtar hai
pyar ki tanabon se phir visal bunte hain

halqa-e-mohabbat mein jo nazir ban jae
aao hum wafaon ki wo misal bunte hain

ab purani baaton ko kya kuredna 'shahid'
bhul kar guzashta ko apna haal bunte hain