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ye zard mausam k Khushk patte
havaa jinhaiN gai uRa kar
agar kabhi in ko dekh paao
to soch lenaa
ki in maiN har barg ke namoo maiN
ziyaaN gayaa arq shaaKh-e-gul ka
kabhi ye sar-sabz koNpalaiN the
kabhe ye shaadaab bhe rahe haiN
khule huye hoNT ke tarah narm aur shaguftaa
bahut dinoN tak
ye sabz patte
havaa ke reloN maiN bebasi se taRap chuke haiN
magar ab ye Khushk ho rahe haiN
magar ye ab Khushk ho chuke haiN
agar kabhi is taraf se guzaro
to dekh lenaa
barahanaa shaaKhaiN havaa ke dil maiN gaRee hoe haiN
ye ab tumhaare liye nahiN haiN
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