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YE ROSNI HAI HAQIKAT MEIN EK CHUL LOGO,

KI JAISE JAL MEIN JHULUKTA HUA MAHAL LOGO

DURUKHT HAI TO PARINDE NAZAR NAHIN AATE,

WO MOSTHUK HAIN WAHI HUK SE BEDAKHAL LOGO

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THAMI HUI HAI WAHIN UMAR AAJKAL LOGO

KISI BHI KOM KI TAAREKH KE UJALE MEIN,

TUMHARE DIN HAIN KISI RAAT KI NAKL LOGO

TAMAM RAAT RAHA MEHWE KHAWABH DEEWANA,

KISI KI NEEND MEIN PADTA RAHA KHALAL LOGO

JARUR WO BHI ISI RAASTE SE GUZRE HAIN,

HUR AADMI MUJHE LAGTA HAI HUM SHAKL LOGO

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TO YAAD AAYEIN HAIN TALAB MEIN KAMBAL LOGO

WE KEH RAHE HAIN GAZLAGO NAHIN RAHE SHAYAR,

MEIN SUN RAHA HUN SIMAT SE GAZAL LOGO

CHANDNI CHAAT PE CHAL RAHI

CHANDNI CHAAT PE CHAL RAHI HOGI,

AB AKELI TAHAL RAHI HOGI

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WO BARAF SI PIGAL RAHI HOGI

KAL KA SAPNA BAHUT SUHANA THA,

YE UDASI NA KAL RAHI HOGI

SOCHTA HUN KI BUND KAMRE MEIN,

EK SHUMA SI JAL RAHI HOGI

SEHAR KI BHEED BHAAD SE BACHKAR,

TU GALI SE NIKAL RAHI HOGI

AAJ BUNIYAD THARTHARATI HAI,

WO DUA PHOOL-PHOOL RAHI HOGI

TERE GEHANO SE KHANKHANATI THI,

BAZRE KI PHASAL RAHI HOGI

JIN HUWAON NE TUJHKO DULRAYA,

UNME MERI GAZAL RAHI HOGI  

KAHIN PE DHOOP KI CHADAR

KAHIN PE DHOOP KI CHADAR BICHA KE BETH GAYE,

KAHIN PE SHAM SIRHAANE LAGAKE BETH GAYE

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BAHUT SE LOG WAQHIN PAR CHATPATA KE BETH GAYE

KHADE HUE THE ALAWON KI AANCH LENE KO,

SAB AAPNI AAPNI HATHELI JALA KAR BETH GAYE

DUKAANDAR TO MELE MEIN LUT GAYE YAARO,

TAMASBEEN DUKAANE LAGAKE BETH GAYE

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SHREEF LOG UTHE DUT JAAKAR BETH GAYE

YE SOCHKAR KI DARKHATO MEIN CHAWN HOTI HAI,

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