Zindagi, kushiyoon seye heye,
Setcheye jezbaat seye heye,
Unginet kadooratoon seye nahi
Zindagi sakoon paati heye, jeb aik insan
Apney feisloon ko khood kerney seye sahl isey bana sakeye,
La-ilm kedshoon aur kudgerziyooon keye jaal seye nahi!
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Aaj apna moon jo chupatheye phirteye ho, apney aap seye bhee tum,
Kebhi sotcho geye, aur khood seye deikho geye,
Zindagi sukhee hoti heye, imaan daree kee badolet
Kadem jamaney sey, ehsas rakhney seye, aur
Kauf-e-kuda paney seye, iss ko apneye amal meye zahir kerneye seye
Hazar rukh badelneye seye nahi!
Tum jeisey admii kee badgumani seye nahi!
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Zindagi meye asaniyan aiseye nahi milteen
Keye jeb tek apna zehan aur dil aik na ho tumhara,
Keye lemha lemha wakef karo tum
Aik naya sahara zaya kerneye meye
Malametoon, rengishoon meye kho janeye seye nahi!
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Bey maar ho tum, apni sotch keye andaaz meye itneye, keye
Apneye maazi aur haal kee mejbooriyoon keye bahaneye liyeye,
Tum na rukeye… apneye kiyeye ka,
Kuda ko ilzaam deineye seye bhee nahi?
Ker seko tow zaroor kero apney sath insaaf,
Leikin,
Apneye zameer kee jail seye bhagneye seye nahi!
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Kushkismet tow wohh heye, jo dil seye chaheye,
Yeye aik shekhsiyet ka husn hota heye,
Aik setchey dil kee roohaniyet ka saboot…
Ussey izzet mileye tow wohh izzet dey bhee pata heye,
Sirf sahara leyneye nahi ata, tumhari terhan nahi!
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Iseye khetey hein dee gaee izzett kee kader-dani kerna
Zindagi meye khood seye bhenayeye rishtoon ka khiyal rekhna
Mager, tum yeye zubaan nahi semjho geye
Afsos, keye tum yeye zubaan nahi semjho geye
Dushwari