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kaise KHush-taba hain is shahr-e-dil-azar ke log
mauj-e-KHun sar se guzar jati hai tab puchhte hain
ahl-e-duniya ka to kya zikr ki diwanon ko
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KHak uDati hui raaten hon ki bhige hue din
awwal-e-subh ke gham aaKHir-e-shab puchhte hain
ek hum hi to nahin hain jo uThate hain sawal
jitne hain KHak-basar shahr ke sab puchhte hain
yahi majbur yahi mohr-ba-lab be-awaz
puchhne par kabhi aaen to ghazab puchhte hain
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zulm kar chukte hain tab marzi-e-rab puchhte hain
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