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to sadiyon ki namkiniyan sang-basta dilon ke samundar mein

ubhre pahadon ka ek silsila ban chuki thin
wo kya silsila tha

jo ek god se gor tak reshmi tar sa tan gaya
jis pe chalte zamane

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to mitti pe naqsh-o-nigaran-e-gham muskuraate

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yun guzarte

ki jaise kisi bhed-bhao bhari chandni-raat se
chand ka bankpan

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ye dikhne dikhane ki sari mashiyyat
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ata kar mujhe bhi
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tere sans mein sans lene ki rahat
meri yaad ke bagh mein

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yahan apne hone se kis ko mafar hai

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